WBJEE · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
Atoms in a \(\mathrm{P}_4\) molecule of white phosphorus are arranged regularly in the following way:
- A at the corners of a cube
- B at the corners of a octahedron
- C at the corners of a tetrahedron
- D at the centre and corners of a tetrahedron
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(C) at the corners of a tetrahedron
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