Question

Red phosphorus is chemically less reactive than white phosphorus because :

• A. it has a polymeric structure
• B. it does not contain tetrahedral ${{P}_{4}}$ molecules
• C. it does not contain $PP$ bonds
• D. it has a linear structure

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

it has a polymeric structure

Answer 2

Red phosphorus is believed to have long chains of ${{P}_{4}}$ tetrahedrons, i.e., it is highly polymerized and hence is less reactive.