its NOT polar, i just had that question on a quiz and i got it wrong
No, P4 is not an ionic compound. P4 refers to phosphorus in its elemental form, which exists as a covalent molecular compound composed of phosphorus atoms bonded covalently to each other. Ionic compounds are composed of ions held together by electrostatic forces.
P4: Nonpolar covalent bonds. H2S: Polar covalent bonds. NO2: Polar covalent bonds. S2Cl2: Nonpolar covalent bonds.
non-polar covalent
tetraphosphorus decoxide
Tetro phosphate disulfide
This molecule of phosphorus can be called a tetrahedron of phosphorus.
The compound name for the formula P4O10 is tetraphosphorus decoxide.
it is a polar compound.
Polar compound.
Most molecules are compounds but not all. Some molecules such as O2 and P4 are elements.
They form calcium phosphide Ca3P2 6Ca + P4 --> 2Ca3P2
It is a polar compound.