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We know that $P_4$ represents that there are four atoms of phosphorus that are bonded together in a molecule while $4P$ shows that there four phosphorus atoms which are not bonded together.
Chemistry 12th Edition
by Chang, Raymond; Goldsby, Kenneth
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0078021510
ISBN 13:
978-0-07802-151-0
Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Questions & Problems - Page 69: 2.40
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