Answer
P can form three bonds as it has three half filled orbitals.
Work Step by Step
An atom can only form as many bonds as it has half filled orbitals.
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321809246
ISBN 13:
978-0-32180-924-7
Chapter 10 - Sections 10.1-10.8 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 475: 53b
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