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Atoms in `P_4` molcule of white phosphorus are arranged regularly in the following way:

A

At the corners of a cube

B

At the corners of an octahedron

C

At the comers of a tetrahedron

D

At the centre and corners of a tetrahedron

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C
The four phosphorus atoms are sp hybridised lie at the corners of the regular tetrahedron.
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