Question

what is the covalency of phosphorus ?​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

QUESTION -

what is the covalency of phosphorus ?

ANSWER -

Definition :- Covalency is valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share.

Example :-

In PCl3, the covalency of phosphorus is 3, whereas in PCl5 the covalency of Phosphorus atom is 5.