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Red phosphorous is less soluble and less volatile than white phosphorous because of the formation its structure described as :

A
polymerised chains
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hexagonal rings
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tetrahedral
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planar sheets
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Solution

The correct option is A polymerised chains
Red phosphorous is less reactive than white phosphorous. It is polymeric consisting of tetrahedral P4 chains linked as shown in figure.
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