Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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Chapter 6, Problem 100E
One form of phosphorus exists as P4 molecules. Each P4 molecule has four equivalent P atoms, no double or triple bonds, and no expanded octets. Draw the Lewis structure for P4.
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Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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