Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : Phosphorus burns in air at room temperature.
Statement 2 : It is an example of spontaneous combustion.
A Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
B Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
C Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
D Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
I say it is option a but they say it is b....But isnât this definitely due to spontaneous combustion?
Ans 5:
Class : Class 8
the soultion is wrong beacuse the literal defination of spontaneous combustion tells us that it happens at room temprature without application of heat by external source
Ans 8:
Class : Class 8
Hi, the statement 2 is true but just tells about the type type combustion to which the reaction given in statement belong. it does not tell about actual cause of burning of phosphorus in air at room temperature. the reason for statement 1 is that phosphorus is a highly reactive element that's why burns in air at room temperature.