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When a phosphorus atom is converted to a phosphide ion, what happens to the number of unpaired electrons and the total number of electrons around the phosphorus?

A

`{:(,"Unpaired electrons","Total electrons"),("(a)","increases","increases"):}`

B

`{:(,"Unpaired electrons","Total electrons"),("(b)","decreases","increases"):}`

C

`{:(,"Unpaired electrons","Total electrons"),("(c)","increases","remains the same"):}`

D

`{:(,"Unpaired electrons","Total electrons"),("(d)","decreases","remains the same"):}`

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The correct Answer is:
B
`Poverset(+3e^(-))rarrP^(3-)`, unpaired `e^(-)darr,` total `e^(-)uarr`
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