Ques: Phosphorus reacts with air(oxygen) but it is kept in water as wa

1.	Ques: Phosphorus reacts with air(oxygen) but it is kept in water as water also contains molecules of oxygen.Why?
Answer» ANSWER: For this REASON, it is even used as a weapon. It forms diphosphorus pentoxide, . However, white phosphorus is only SLIGHTLY soluble in water, and does not react with it, even though water contains oxygen as one of its TWO elements. ... That REACTION uses up the oxygen quickly

Ques: Phosphorus reacts with air(oxygen) but it is kept in water as water also contains molecules of oxygen.Why?

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For this REASON, it is even used as a weapon. It forms diphosphorus pentoxide, . However, white phosphorus is only SLIGHTLY soluble in water, and does not react with it, even though water contains oxygen as one of its TWO elements. ... That REACTION uses up the oxygen quickly

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