Chemistry
The atomicity of phosphorus is :
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Atomic Structure
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4
Reason — Phosphorus exists as a molecule of phosphorus, written as P4. This means one molecule of phosphorus contains four atoms of phosphorus. Since atomicity is the number of atoms present in one molecule of an element, the atomicity of phosphorus is 4.
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