**Assertion:** White phosphorus is more reactive than red phosphorus. **Reason:** Red phosphorus consists of P_4 tetrahedral units linked to one another to form chains (a polymeric structure).

JEE Main Chemistry question

**Assertion:** White phosphorus is more reactive than red phosphorus. **Reason:** Red phosphorus consists of tetrahedral units linked to one another to form chains (a polymeric structure).

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

White phosphorus's discrete, highly strained tetrahedra (with bond angles, far from the natural ) make it unstable and very reactive. In red phosphorus, one bond of each unit opens up and the units link into long

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