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03/03/2022 9:08 pm
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Write main differences between the properties of white phosphorus and red phosphorus.
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03/03/2022 9:13 pm
White phosphorus:
- It is a soft and waxy solid. It possesses a garlic smell.
- It is poisonous.
- It is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulphide.
- It undergoes spontaneous combustion in air.
- In both solid and vapour states, it exists as a P4 molecule.
Red Phosphorus:
- It is a hard and crystalline solid, without any smell.
- It is non-poisonous.
- It is insoluble in both water and carbon disulphide.
- It is relatively less reactive.
- It exists as a chain of tetrahedral P4 units.
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