Question

What are the uses of following non-metal;
a) Nitrogen b) Phosphorus c) Iodine d) Sulphur e) Oxygen​

Answer 1

Answer:

Phosphorous catches fire when exposed to air.

• Phosphorous catches fire when exposed to air. White phosphorous burns and catches fire in air spontaneously and combines with oxygen in the air and oxidizes to form phosphorous pentoxide.

• Phosphorous is highly reactive in air and gets ignited spontaneously even in moist air at .

• So to prevent its spontaneous reaction in air, it is often kept in water.

• The reaction is highly exothermic and releases high energy that it produces a yellow flame with white smoke.

• It is for this property of phosphorous to set off the fire when exposed in air, it is used in Military to ignite the munitions.

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