Is white phosphorus reactive?

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Is white phosphorus reactive?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-11T07:06:19

My word! Why is white phosphorus is especially reactive? Because as far as we know phosphorus exists as a $P_{4}$ $P_4$ molecule.

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$White phosphorus$ $"White phosphorus"$ exists as the tetrahedral $P_{4}$ $P_4$ molecule. This structure imposes a lot of strain on the interlocking $P - P$ $P-P$ bonds such that when white phosphorus is exposed to air it ignites.

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