(a) The P4, P4O6, and P4O10 molecules have a common structural feature of four P atoms arranged...
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(b) Sodium trimetaphosphate (Na3P3O9) and sodium tetrametaphosphate (Na4P4O12) are used as water-softening agents. They contain cyclic P3O93- and P4O124- ions, respectively. Propose reasonable structures for these ions.
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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