pBlock ElementsII - Result Question 135
####20. The percentage of $p$-character in the orbitals forming $P-P$ bonds in $P _4$ is
(a) 25
(b) 33
(c) 50
(d) 75
(2007, 3M)
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Solution:
- In $P _4$, all phosphorus are $s p^{3}$-hybridised and has $75 %$ $p$-character.