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

Explain i. Oxides of nitrogen have open chain structures while those of phosphorus have closed chain or cage structure. Why is it so? IIustrate with one structural example for each type of oxides or The oxides of phosphorus have cage strućtures but not open ones. ii. Elemental phosphorus does not exist as P_2 as N_2

Oxides of nitrogen have open chain structures while those of phosphorous have closed chain or cage structures. Why ?

Oxides of nitrogen have open chain structures while those of phosphorous have closed chain or cage structures. Why ?

Ice has an open cage structure.

Oxidation state of phosphorus is least in

Elemental phosphorus is not diatomic like nitrogen. Explain.

Elemental silicon does not form a graphtie like structure. Explain.

Mention the oxyacids of phosphorus and the oxidation states of phosphorus in them.