How many bridging oxygen atoms are present in $\mathrm{P}_4 \mathrm{O}_{10}$ ?

How many bridging oxygen atoms are present in $\mathrm{P}_4 \mathrm{O}_{10}$ ?
  1. 6
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 5

Solution

$\mathrm{P}_4 \mathrm{O}_{10}$ has the following structure : $\text {Thus, the number of bridging oxygen atoms }=6 \text {. }$

Asked in: NEET 2010 (Mains)

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