Question

Write main differences between the properties of white phosphorus and red phosphorus.

Answer 1

white phosphorus = it is soft and waxy solid , it is poisonous, it is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulphide


red phosphorus = it is hard and crystalline solid with out any smell but white phosphorus is with garlic smell, it is non poisonous, it is insoluble in both water and carbon disulphide