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Atoms in a P4 molecule of white phosphorus are arranged regularly in which of the following way?

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At the corners of a cube
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At the corners of an octahedron
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At the corners of a tetrahedron
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At the centre and corners of a tetrahedron
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Solution

The correct option is C At the corners of a tetrahedron
White phosphorus has the following structure
The structure shows that the four P atoms in white phosphorus lie at the corners of a regular tetrahedron.
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