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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

False statement about white phosphorus is

  1. A it is highly soluble in carbon disulphide
  2. B the angle \(\angle \mathrm{PPP}\) in \(\mathrm{P}_4\) molecules is \(60^{\circ}\)
  3. C white \(\mathrm{P}_4\) molecules contains four \(\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{P}\) covalent bonds
  4. D white phosphorus is the most reactive allotrope of phosphorus
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(C) white \(\mathrm{P}_4\) molecules contains four \(\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{P}\) covalent bonds

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The incorrect statement is white phosphorus \(\left(\mathrm{P}_4\right)\) molecule contains four \(\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{P}\) covalent bonds. In a white phosphorus molecule there are four lone pairs of electrons on phosphorus atoms and six \(\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{P}\) covalent bonds.…