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Why is phosphorus stored under water and sodium and potassium under kerosene?????

 

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White phosphorous reacts very fast with atmospheric oxygen and catches fire so it is dipped in water to prevent it from oxygen gas supply because it is insoluble in water.

While, Na and K are soft metals which are highly reactive with water and catches fire even with moisture and so they are kept in kerosine which prevents water to reach to the metals.

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 if sodium and potassium react with water or moist air which has even a little water in it .it can be disastrous because these explode by an explosion.And phosphourous reacts with oxygen in the air.

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 if sodium and potassium react with water or moist air which has even a little water in it .it can be disastrous because these explode by an explosion.And phosphourous reacts with oxygen in the air.

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Because these are highly kerosive and if these are kept open to air or in water they will react as they are metals and catches fire easily.

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