White phosphorus is composed of tetrahedral molecules of P4 in which every P atom is connected to three other P atoms.In the Lewis structure of P4,there are
A) 3 bonding pairs and 4 lone pairs of electrons.
B) 6 bonding pairs and 2 lone pairs of electrons.
C) 5 bonding pairs and 4 lone pairs of electrons.
D) 6 bonding pairs and no lone pairs of electrons.
E) 6 bonding pairs and 4 lone pairs of electrons.
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