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Question 2. white phosphorous has the chemical formula P4(s). A P4 molecule has 20 valence electrons. Draw a Lewis formula for a white phosphorous molecule in which none of the atoms violates the octet rule and the formal charge on each atom is zero. There are no pi bonds in the structure.

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