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Which of the following properties distinguishes red phosphorus from white phosphorus?

  1. ARed phosphorus glows in the dark
  2. BRed phosphorus is insoluble in carbon disulphide
  3. CRed phosphorus is highly poisonous
  4. DRed phosphorus is stored under water

Answer: B

White phosphorus is soluble in , poisonous, glows in the dark (chemiluminescence) and is stored under water. Red phosphorus has a polymeric structure, is insoluble in , non-poisonous and does not glow.
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