phosporous reacts with oxygen , but water also contain oxygen then why it does not react

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Oxygen in water is chemically bonded to hydrogen and is not available for any further chemical reaction individually. Therefore phosphorus cannot react with oxygen in water, it will react with water as a compound.

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