How many bridging oxygen atoms are present in p4o10?
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Bridging oxygen — Where oxygen links tetrahedron together.
When we draw a structure of P₄O₁₀ we get %
Six bonds of the form P—O—P.
This is what is known as bridging oxygen.
We therefore have six bridging oxygen in P₄O₁₀.
When we draw a structure of P₄O₁₀ we get %
Six bonds of the form P—O—P.
This is what is known as bridging oxygen.
We therefore have six bridging oxygen in P₄O₁₀.
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