Science, asked by mustafahirani14, 5 months ago

) Is phosphorous stored in kerosene/water? Why?

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Answered by dharamisthapandya

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White Phosphorus is stored under water and not kerosene. It is kept submerged in water because it is a highly reactive metal and when it is exposed to air it autoignition as its ignition temperature is low. When exposed to air, it is oxidized rapidly to phosphorus pentoxide.

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Answered by mishradhrati

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no phosphorus is not kept in either kerosene or water...it can be kept in any storage box made of metal . The valency of phosphorus is 3+ and it is very least reactive so it can be kept in any metal storage box(because metals won't react with phosphorus

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