7.13 Write main differences between the properties of white phosphorus and red phosphorus.
White phosphorus |
Red phosphorus |
It is a translucent white waxy solid |
It is crystalline solid. |
It is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulphide |
It is insoluble in water as well as in carbon disulphide |
poisonous |
non-poisonous |
It consists of discrete tetrahedral P4 molecule |
red phosphorus is polymeric, consisting of chains of P4 tetrahedra linked together |