Where Is White Phosphorus Stored?
White Phosphorus Is Highly Reactive, and Spontaneously Ignites at About 30°C in Moist Air. It Is Usually Stored Under Water, to Prevent Exposure to the Air...
White phosphorus is highly reactive, and spontaneously ignites at about 30°C in moist air. It is usually stored under water, to prevent exposure to the air.
Where is phosphorus stored and why?
The allotropic form of white phosphorus is less stable and therefore highly reactive. Hence, it is kept in water to avoid Oxidation by the Oxygen present in the Air. Phosphorus is insoluble in water.
Where is phosphorus most stored?
The ocean sediments are therefore by far the greatest reservoirs of phosphorus. In terrestrial ecosystems, much of the available phosphorus moves in a closed cycle between living organisms and the organic debris in the soil.
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