Name: P4, white phosphorus
Uses: fundamental structure
Alternate Representations:
Definition of Polyhedral Representation:
The clear tetrahedron represents the bonding in the molecule.
The 1-prong, "modified" from 2-prong, connectors represent the phosphorus atoms (modified means that one prong is removed, making the connector a terminal atom).
1 tetrahedron
4 1-prong, "modified" from 2-prong, connectors
Place one of the "modified" 2-prong connectors into the hole in each of the vertices of the tetrahedron.
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