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The most stable phosphorus is 

Option: 1

White


Option: 2

Red


Option: 3

Black


Option: 4

All are equally stable


Answers (1)

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As we have learnt,

Black phosphorus contains 6 membered rings of P atoms. Thus, it is thermodynamically most stable as it does not have the ring strain present in White and Red Phosphorus

Therefore, option (3) is correct.

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Divya Prakash Singh

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