Q55 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2015
Paper: CSIR NET June 2015 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Main Group Elements · Topic: Main Group Elements – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
All forms of phosphorus upon melting, exist as
(a)
(b)
(c)$n(\mathrm{P{\equiv}P})$
(d)
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Every allotrope of phosphorus melts to a liquid of discrete P₄ tetrahedra (a).
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