Which of the following statements are not true for phosphorus ?

Question

Which of the following statements are not true for phosphorus ? (A) Phosphorus is a non-metal (B) It exists as a tetrahedral molecular solid (C) Phosphorus is less reactive than nitrogen (D) P-P bond is much weaker than N=N bond

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Actually Nitrogen is inert (due to greater bond order and bond dissociation energy) and is less reactive than phosphorus which is reactive

Q. Which of the following statements are not true for phosphorus ?

Phosphorus is a non-metal

It exists as a tetrahedral molecular solid

Phosphorus is less reactive than nitrogen

P-P bond is much weaker than N=N bond

Actually Nitrogen is inert (due to greater bond order and bond dissociation energy) and is less reactive than phosphorus which is reactive