Pblock Elementsii Result Question 20
20. The percentage of $p$-character in the orbitals forming $\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{P}$ bonds in $\mathrm{P}_4$ is
(2007, 3M)
(a) $25$
(b) $33$
(c) $50$
(d) $75$
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 20. ( d)
Solution:
In $\mathrm{P}_4$, all phosphorus are $s p^3$-hybridised and has $75 %$ p-character.