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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure question

2023 · 15 Apr · Shift 1 · Q4
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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure question

2023 · 15 Apr · Shift 1 · Q4

JEE MainChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMCQ+4 / −1
The number of P−O−P\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{P}P−O−P bonds in H4P2O7,(HPO3)3\mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{P}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{7},\left(\mathrm{HPO}_{3}\right)_{3}H4​P2​O7​,(HPO3​)3​ and P4O10\mathrm{P}_{4} \mathrm{O}_{10}P4​O10​ are respectively :
  1. A
    1,3,61,3,61,3,6
  2. B
    1,2,41,2,41,2,4
  3. C
    0,3,40,3,40,3,4
  4. D
    0,3,60,3,60,3,6
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Correct answer: A

  1. We need to count the number of bridging P−O−P\mathrm{P-O-P}P−O−P linkages in each compound.

A P−O−P\mathrm{P-O-P}P−O−P bond means one oxygen atom is shared between two phosphorus atoms.


  1. For H4P2O7\mathrm{H_4P_2O_7}H4​P2​O7​ (pyrophosphoric acid)

Its structure is obtained by condensation of two H3PO4\mathrm{H_3PO_4}H3​PO4​ molecules:

2 H3PO4→H4P2O7+H2O2\,\mathrm{H_3PO_4} \rightarrow \mathrm{H_4P_2O_7} + \mathrm{H_2O}2H3​PO4​→H4​P2​O7​+H2​O

So the structure contains exactly one bridging oxygen between two phosphorus atoms:

P−O−P\mathrm{P-O-P}P−O−P

Hence, number of P−O−P\mathrm{P-O-P}P−O−P bonds =1=1=1.


  1. For (HPO3)3(\mathrm{HPO_3})_3(HPO3​)3​

This is metaphosphoric acid in cyclic trimer form. It forms a ring with three phosphorus atoms connected through three bridging oxygens:

P−O−P−O−P−O\mathrm{P-O-P-O-P-O}P−O−P−O−P−O

closing into a cycle.

Thus, there are 333 distinct P−O−P\mathrm{P-O-P}P−O−P linkages.

Hence, number of P−O−P\mathrm{P-O-P}P−O−P bonds =3=3=3.


  1. For P4O10\mathrm{P_4O_{10}}P4​O10​

P4O10\mathrm{P_4O_{10}}P4​O10​ has a cage structure derived from P4O6\mathrm{P_4O_6}P4​O6​. In this structure, the four phosphorus atoms are connected through six bridging oxygen atoms, and each phosphorus also has one terminal P=O\mathrm{P=O}P=O bond.

So the number of bridging P−O−P\mathrm{P-O-P}P−O−P linkages is 666.

Hence, number of P−O−P\mathrm{P-O-P}P−O−P bonds =6=6=6.


  1. Therefore, the required numbers are:
1,  3,  61,\;3,\;61,3,6

This matches option A\boxed{A}A​.


  1. Comparison with stored correct answer

Stored correct answer: AAA

Our derived answer: AAA

So, the answers agree.

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