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  4. Red phosphorus is chemically less reactive than white phosphorus because :

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Q. Red phosphorus is chemically less reactive than white phosphorus because :

JIPMERJIPMER 1999

Solution:

Red phosphorus is believed to have long chains of $ {{P}_{4}} $ tetrahedrons, i.e., it is highly polymerized and hence is less reactive.