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White phosphorus (P4) has...

White phosphorus `(P_4)` has

A

six P-P single bonds

B

four P-P single bonds

C

four lone pairs of electrons

D

P-P-P angle of `60^(@)`

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A, C, D
White phosphorus (Pa) has tetrahedral structure in which each Patom lies at the corners of the regular tetrahedron. There are six single P-P bonds, four lone pairs of electrons and P-P-P bond angle of 60° in the `P_(4)` structure.
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