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White phosphorus is more reactive than red phosphorus.

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Important Questions on Industrial Chemistry

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Name the allotrope of phosphorous that exhibits chemiluminescence.
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White phosphorus on reaction with concentrated NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2 gives phosphine and compound X.X on acidification with HCl gives compound Y. The basicity of compound Y is:
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Heating white phosphorus with conc. NaOH solution gives mainly
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The product formed by the reaction of SOCl2 with white phosphorus is
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Explain with chemical equation - What happen when white phosphorous is heated at 473K and very high pressure?
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Write main differences between the properties of white phosphorus and red phosphorus.
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The most reactive allotropic form of phosphorus is
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Which of the following is kept under water ?
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How does white phosphorus react with (i) H2SO4, (ii) sulphur, (iii) Mg, (iv) Na and (v) HNO3?
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White phosphorus, when heated with conc. NaOH solution in an inert atmosphere of CO2, forms phosphine and a sodium salt of oxoacid of phosphorus, 'X'. The oxidation state of phosphorus in 'X' is
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Which of the following statements are correct?
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Each of the following is true about white and red phosphorus except that the
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Which of the following statements are true about the allotropes of phosphorous?

a. White phosphorous is unstable because of angle strain.

b. White phosphorous shows phosphorescence.

c. Red phosphorous has a polymeric structure.

d. The phossy jaw is caused by red phosphorous.

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White phosphorus on reaction with lime water gives calcium salt of an acid X, along with a gas Y. Which of the following statements is correct ?
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Could the strain in P4 molecule be reduced by using sp3 hybrid orbitals in bonding instead of pure p-orbitals?
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Among the following statements, choose incorrect statement about white phosphorus.
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For P4 molecule of white phosphorus, which of the following is correct?
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The reaction of P4 with X leads selectively to P4O6 . The X is
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Which of the following oxoacids is obtained by reaction of white phosphorous with alkali followed by reaction with a non-oxidising acid?
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White phosphorus (P4) has the following characteristics.