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phosphorous is kept immersed in water because it reacts with air.
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Why white phosphorous has to be kept in water?
White phosphorous is kept under water to prevent contact with air, which would cause it to burn spontaneously.
What is white phosphorus is always kept under water?
hi! did u mean y is phosphorous kept in water? den, its bcoz phosphorous is a highly reactive non-metal in air.
Which metal is kept immersed in kerosene for storing?
sodium
If a stone is immersed in a container of water the water level is?
rises
Why do sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil do not burn?
sodium will react with oxygen and kerosene will have no oxygen molecules in it
Why white phosphorous has to be kept in water?
White phosphorous is kept under water to prevent contact with air, which would cause it to burn spontaneously.
What is white phosphorus is always kept under water?
hi! did u mean y is phosphorous kept in water? den, its bcoz phosphorous is a highly reactive non-metal in air.
What liquid is yellow phosphorous normally kept in to prevent it from igniting?
Water.
Which metal is kept immersed in kerosene for storing?
sodium
Why is sodium kept in oil?
Sodium is kept immersed in Kerosene oil because it's extremely reactive and will react with steam or any other substance. So as to obtain it in its pure form, it's kept in oil. Sodium is very reactive metal and it reacts with any thing that comes into contact with it.It is kept under the oil because it might react with air .
What is a good sentence for immersed?
She was completely immersed in her book, oblivious to everything else happening around her.
A solid is 40 Newton when immersed totally in a liquid of relative density 0.8. calculate the weight when immersed in water?
50
When Sodium metal kept immersed in kerosene as it catches fire if exposed to air but why is it not kept in water?
Because is reacts with water causing hydrogen to be released and catch fire. Na + H2O = NaOH + H also it will also float on water having a density of 0.98 g/cm^3
Which nonmetal is stored in water?
Phosphorous
If a stone is immersed in a container of water the water level is?
rises
If a stone is immersed in a container of water the water level?
rises
How do you find the weight of the equal volume of water that buoys up the immersed stone when it is immersed?
you can use a 300ml graduated cylinder water,3different objects
