Chemistry, asked by Parkanna91, 2 months ago

Why White Phosphorus catches fire spontaneously ? ♥️.
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Answered by need64
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because of its very high reactivity towards in air.and due to instability

Answered by Akankshapatel763
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White phosphorus is less stable and more reactive than other solid phases of phosphorus because of angular strain in P4 molecule where the angles are only 600. Therefore it readily catches fire to give dense white fumes of P4O10.

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