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Phosphorus has three allotropic forms -
(i) white phosphorus
(ii) red phosphorus and
(iii) black phosphorus. Write the difference between white and red phosphorus on the basis of their structure and reactivity.
(i) white phosphorus
(ii) red phosphorus and
(iii) black phosphorus. Write the difference between white and red phosphorus on the basis of their structure and reactivity.
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Difference between white and red phosphorus is as following
$$
\begin{array}{|c|l|l|}
\hline & \text { White Phosphorus } & \text { Red phsophorus } \\
\hline 1 . & \text { It is less stable form of } P & \text { More stable than white } P \\
\hline 2 . & \text { It is highly reactive } & \text { Less reactive than white } P . \\
\hline 3 . & \begin{array}{l}
\text { It has regular tetrahedron } \\
\text { structure }
\end{array} & \text { It has polymeric structure } \\
\hline
\end{array}
$$
$$
\begin{array}{|c|l|l|}
\hline & \text { White Phosphorus } & \text { Red phsophorus } \\
\hline 1 . & \text { It is less stable form of } P & \text { More stable than white } P \\
\hline 2 . & \text { It is highly reactive } & \text { Less reactive than white } P . \\
\hline 3 . & \begin{array}{l}
\text { It has regular tetrahedron } \\
\text { structure }
\end{array} & \text { It has polymeric structure } \\
\hline
\end{array}
$$
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