Select the incorrect statement about P4O10.

Every P-atom is sp 3 hybridized

Every P-atom is sp 3 hybridized

It reacts with water to give H 3 PO 3

Every P-atom is sp 3 hybridized

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Select the incorrect statement about P₄O₁₀.

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Every P-atom is linked to four O-atoms

Total lone pairs of electrons are 20

It reacts with water to give H₃PO₃

Every P-atom is sp³ hybridized

answer is D.

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$P_{4} O_{10} + 6 H_{2} O \overset{Δ}{\to} 4 H_{3} {PO}_{4}$

Every P-atom is tetrahedrally linked to four O-atoms.

Every O-atom has two lone pairs of electrons.

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