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Why is white phosphorous more reactive than red phosphorous?

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  1. Write two uses of Selenium metal.

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  2. Why is bond angle of PH3 molecule lesser than in NH3 molecule?

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  3. Why is white phosphorous more reactive than red phosphorous?

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  4. Which one has higher electron gain enthalpy with negative sign, sulphu...

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  5. How will you account for the following: NF3 is an exothermic compound ...

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  6. How will you account for the following: Among the hydrides of group 16...

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  7. How will you account for the following: Bleaching of flowers by chlori...

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  8. How will you account for the following: NCl3 is readily hydrolysed whi...

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  9. H2S acts only as reducing agent while SO2 acts as an oxidising as well...

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  10. Fluorine exhibits only+1 oxidation state, whereas other halogens also ...

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  11. Arrange HClO4, HClO3, HCIO2 and HClO in increasing orders of their Aci...

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  12. Bond angle in PH4^+ is higher than that is PH3.

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  13. Give two examples of anomalous behaviour of fluorine?

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  14. Explain the bleaching action of Cl2.

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  15. Name two poisonous gases which can be prepared from chlorine gas.

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  16. Why does the reactivity of nitrogen differ from phosphorous?

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  17. Why does NH3 form hydrogen bond but PH3 does not?

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  18. Explain why NH3 is basic while BiH3 is only feebly basic.

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  19. Nitrogen exists as diatomic molecule and phosphorous as P4.

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  20. Sulphur is a solid while oxygen is a gas at room temperature why?

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