Skip to content
CHEM 121 Studioby Learn4Less · UBC CHEM 121

Structure card

Phosphine · PHX3\ce{PH3}

PHHH
Central P atom bonded to 3 H atoms, with 1 lone pair.HHPH109.5°Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
VSEPR class
AX3E\mathrm{AX_3E}
Shape
trigonal pyramidal
Bond angle
109.5° (less than 109.5° (about 107° in NH₃))
Hybridization (P)
sp3sp^{3}