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How many nonbonding electrons does phosphorus have?

is it 5 valence electrons

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Yes it has 5 valence electrons. But aren't those bonding electrons? The question is for non-bonding electrons.

yeah that's why I wasn't sure about my answer ..

The answer is 10 non-bonding.

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