Paper: CSIR-NET June 2016 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Main Group Elements · Topic: Main Group Elements – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
The numbers of P-S and P-P bonds in the compound $\mathrm{P}_{4} \mathrm{S}_{3}$ are, respectively
(a)6 and 3
(b)4 and 3
(c)3 and 6
(d)6 and 2
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
P₄S₃: an apical P bonded to three S, each S bonded to one basal P (6 P–S), and the basal P₃ triangle (3 P–P).