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What kind of chemical bond holds each oxygen atom to the phosphorus atom?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

electronegative differences can predict what type of bonding exists Oxygen = 3.44 Phosphorous = 2.19 subtract to find difference of 1.25 which is less than 1.7 making it a covalent bond a shortcut to this would to identify that both of these compounds are non-metals, and thus covalently bonded

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