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Red phosphorus is denser, less volatile and chemically less reactive than white phosphrous. Explain ?

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Red phosphorous is stable due to its chain like polymeric structure, therefore red phosphorous is less reactive. Moreover, white phosphorous is very reactive due to its discrete `P_(4)` structure and P - P - P bond angle strain at `60^(@)`
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