Question:

Yellow phosphorus is kept in:

Updated On: Jun 7, 2022
  • water
  • kerosene
  • ether
  • alcohol
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Solution and Explanation

Phosphorus (white or yellow) is kept preserved in water as it catches fire in air at normal temperature.
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Concepts Used:

Group 15 Elements

Group 15 elements are also known as nitrogen group elements or nitrogen family

It consists of:

  • Nitrogen (N)
  • Phosphorus (P)
  • Arsenic (As)
  • Antimony (Sb)
  • Bismuth (Bi)
  • Moscovium (Mc)

They are present on the right side of the periodic table. All the elements are arranged based on their atomic weight. The elements with similar properties reside in a column called the group.

All Group 15 elements have the electron configuration ns2np3 in their outer shell, where n is the principal quantum number.

Periodic Trends in Group 15 Elements