NEETChemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
In oxoacids, how is phosphorus tetrahedrally surrounded by other atoms?
Options
- AWith P=O bonds only
- BWith P–OH bonds only
- CWith both P=O and P–OH bonds
- DWith both P=O and P–OH bonds, as well as P–P and P–H bonds
Correct answer
C. With both P=O and P–OH bonds
Step-by-step solution
The paragraph states that in oxoacids, phosphorus is tetrahedrally surrounded by other atoms and that all these acids contain at least one P=O bond and one P–OH bond.