Ring Strain the Cause of High Molecular Reactivity That Occurs

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Ring strain the cause of high molecular reactivity that occurs when the angles in a ring of atoms are not close to "normal"bond angles (90° when the bonds are formed by atoms using pure p-orbitals,109.5° using sp³ hybrid orbitals,120° using sp² orbitals,etc. ).The angles in white phosphorus,P₄,measure ________,and P₄ ________ expected to exhibit ring strain and be very reactive.

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