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Phosphorus has many allotropes the most important ones are white and red . Whieis used bu military against troopes but it isn't allowed no more to the dramatic injuries it causes .As an example the war against Lebanon 2006 when isreel had used it and killed alot of troops or the Gaza war .While the red phosphorous is far more stable, does not react with air, and is essentially nontoxic.

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Which common allotropes are red and white?

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What are three allotropes of phosphorus how are they different?

The three allotropes of phosphorus are white phosphorus, red phosphorus, and black phosphorus. White phosphorus is a highly reactive and toxic form that glows in the dark, red phosphorus is more stable and less reactive, and black phosphorus has a layered structure similar to graphite and exhibits semiconducting properties.


What element's allotropes are based upon their colors?

Phophorus, whose allotropes are red phosphorus, white phosphorus , black phosphorus, violet phosphorus


Is phosphorus P4 and P8 allotropes?

Yes, phosphorus exists in several allotropes, with P4 (white phosphorus) and P8 (red phosphorus) being two common forms. White phosphorus has a tetrahedral P4 structure, while red phosphorus has a layered P8 structure.


How many allotropic forms of phosphorus are there?

Phosphorus has six allotropes.


What has common allotropes that are red and white?

Phosphorus


Is phosphorous an allotrope?

Phosphorus is an element. Phosphorus has many allotropes the most important ones are white and red .


What is the state of the element phosphorous at room temp?

Phosphorus is solid at room temperature. That said, phosphorus is an element that can take different solid forms, depending upon how it was prepared and other factors. These different forms are called "allotropes".So a room temperature sample of phosphorus could be the common red phosphorus, used to make matches and road flares; the poisonous waxy white phosphorus, which is used to make incendiary bombs; or the rare purple/black phosphorus. You can see pictures of all three allotropes by googling "phosphorus".


What element's allotropes names are based upon their colors?

This may mean phosphorus which has a number of allotropes some of which are based on their colour White phosphorus - P4 red phosphorus - amorphous and three crystalline forms all polymeric in nature black phosphorus - three forms are known - again polymeric violet phosphorus (aqlso called Hittorfs phosphorus) As you can see some of the coloured forms exist in different crystalline forms and therefore colour alone is not a good indication of which allotrope is meant. The wikipedia artcle is inaccurate- if you can access Greenwood and Earnshaw "Chemistry of the e lements" that has a good write up.


Is phosphorous a metal nonmetal or metalliod?

Both allotropes of Phosphorus are non metals.


Is Phosphorus (P) metal?

no it's non-metal.


Is white phosphorus and phosphorus the samething?

Yes, white phosphorus is phosphorus. Phosphorus has several allotropes: white, red, violet, scarlet, black, and diphosphorus. While all are the same pure chemical the inter-atomic bonds are different, some allotropes are crystalline others amorphous, and chemical properties vary.white is poison and can ignite spontaneously.red is non-toxic and harder to ignite.etc.