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ionic bond
The bond between phosphorus and oxygen are actually covalent. Eventhough those bonds are also with slight ionic characters. It violently reacts with water to form phosphoric acid.
White Phosphorus
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Yes. Nitrogen and phosphorus would form a covalent bond.
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boron
Yes
Sodium phosphates are ionic compounds.
The difference of electronegativity between hydrogen and phosphorus is not adequate to form ionic bonds.
ionic bond
it is found in the form of ionic.
Phosphorus us found in nature, but in the form of phosphate compounds rather than in pure elemental form. This is because phosphorus is highly reactive and will readily react with oxygen in the air.
Sodium combines with phosphorus to form sodium phosphide (Na3P) which is an ionic compound.
No. Carbon does not form ionic bonds, and in this case they are double-covalent bonds.
As the electronegativity difference between phosphorus and fluorine is less than 1.7 according to Pauling's Scale, they cannot form an ionic bond.
Pure phosphorus is extracted my chemical means and can be bought, but it does not occur in nature.