12th Class Chemistry The p-block Elements-II / p-ब्लॉक तत्व-II Question Bank 12th CBSE Chemistry The P-Block Elements

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    Oxides of phosphorus have cage like and not open structures. Explain.

    Answer:

                    Multiple bonding is not possible in phosphorus atoms and in the molecular form, phosphorus exists as \[{{P}_{4}}\]. Its oxides(\[{{P}_{4}}{{O}_{6}}\]and \[{{P}_{4}}{{O}_{10}}\]) are expected to have cage like structures because \[{{P}_{4}}\] molecule has also similar structure. For more details, consult Section 7.4.


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