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What is the atomicity of phosphorus?


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Atomicity

  • The number of atoms constituting a molecule is known as its atomicity.
  • Atomicity is monoatomic if there is only one atom present, diatomic if there are two atoms present, triatomic if there are three atoms present, and so on.
  • If there are more than four atoms present, the atomicity is polyatomic.

Atomicity of phosphorus

  • Phosphorous is represented as P4. The number of atoms present in a molecule of Phosphorus P is 4.
  • So, the atomicity of phosphorus is 4 as it is tetra-atomic.

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