Question
Enlist properties of
i. white phosphorus.
ii. red phosphorus.

Answer

i. Properties of white phosphorus:
  • It is translucent white waxy solid.
  • It glows in the dark (chemiluminescence).
  • It is insoluble in water but dissolves in boiling NaOH solution.
  • It is poisonous.
ii. Properties of red phosphorus:
  • It is stable and less reactive.
  • It is odourless and possess iron grey lustre.
  • It does not glow in the dark.
  • It is insoluble in water.
  • It is nonpoisonous.

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