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Why phosphorus is more reactive than nitrogen?

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RESONANCE ENGLISH-P BLOCK ELEMENTS-Exercise 1 part 1 subjective ques
  1. Anhydrous CaCl(2),P(4)O(10) or concentrated H(2)SO(4) can not be used ...

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  2. Explain why NH(3) is basic while BiH3 is only feebly basic.

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  3. Why is red phosporus less reactive than white phosphorus?

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  4. NO(2) can not be dried by an alkali, why ?

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  5. Why concentrated HNO3 acquires a yellow colour on standing in sunlight...

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  6. Nitric acid acts as an oxidising agent while nitrous acid can act both...

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  7. What products are formed when H(3)PO(2) is heated at 415 K and at 435 ...

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  8. What happens when phosphoric acid is heated ?

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  9. Why does H3PO3 act as a reducing agent but H3PO4 does not?

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  10. What happens when white phosphorus is boiled with a strong solution of...

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  11. What happens when PCl(5) is heated?

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  12. Why does PCl(3) fume in moisture ?

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  13. Write the chemical reactions of P(4)O(6) with cold and hot water.

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  14. Mg3 N2 on reaction with water gives off NH3, but MgCl2 on reaction wit...

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  15. Write balanced equation for the following : Phosphorus is treated wi...

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  16. Compare the radii of two nuclei with mass number 27 and 8 respectively...

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  17. Compare the radii of two nuclei with mass number 8 and 125 respectivel...

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  18. Explain why the liquid oxygen sticks to the magnet pole but liquid nit...

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  19. Which allotropic form of sulphur is thermodynamically stable at room t...

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  20. On moving down the group forms H(2)S to H(2)Te acidic strength increas...

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