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:

  1. In $\mathrm{P}_{4}$, all phosphorus are $s p^{3}$-hybridised and has $75 %$ $p$-character.