white phosphorus
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white phosphorus
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The most common allotrope of phosphorus; a yellow-white waxy solid that is insoluble in water and spontaneously combusts on exposure to air to form clouds of phosphorus pentoxide; used as a military smokescreen and as an incendiary weapon.
The IDF spokesperson provided no comment on whether it had halted the practice, or the reported use of white phosphorus in Gaza, a densely populated area and home to more than 2 million people.
Similar: icy noctiluca, yellow phosphorus
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noun most common allotrope of phosphorus
| 中文 | 白磷 báilín, 黃磷 /黄磷 huánglín |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | weißer Phosphor |
| Русский | бе́лый фо́сфор bélyj fósfor |
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title = {white phosphorus},
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