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Why is red phosporus less reactive than white phosphorus?

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White P has following tetrahedral structure where each phosphorus is attached to 3 other phosphorus atoms by sigma bonds :

In red phosphorus , molecule forms a chain structure (polymer like ) where 2 inter molecular bonds are made by each `P_(4)` unit .
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