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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

can you please tell me wht is the hybridisation of P4 and S8? can you please show how?

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
On the off chance that you are discussing 4 phosphorus particles fortified together (which does not bode well), then the lewis structure would be p - p - p and one more above or underneath the inside p. 
Hybridization would be Sp2 since there are 3 ligands (trigonal planar). 
For 4 phosphorus molecules are clung to a focal carbon. P - C - P and there is one P on the highest point of C and one beneath the C. Hence for 4 ligands the hyb. would be sp3.
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9 Years ago
Thank you.
So, if they just ask us about P4 hybridisation,I Better consider it to be :: sp2 hybridised.