pBlock ElementsII 1 Question 20
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20. The percentage of $p$-character in the orbitals forming $\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{P}$ bonds in $\mathrm{P}_{4}$ is
======= ####20. The percentage of $p$-character in the orbitals forming $\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{P}$ bonds in $\mathrm{P}_{4}$ is
3e0f7ab6f6a50373c3f2dbda6ca2533482a77bed (a) 25
(b) 33
(c) 50
(d) 75
(2007, 3M)
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Solution:
- In $\mathrm{P}_{4}$, all phosphorus are $s p^{3}$-hybridised and has $75 %$ $p$-character.