White phosphorus
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White phosphorus, yellow phosphorus, or simply tetraphosphorus is an allotrope of phosphorus. It is a translucent waxy solid that quickly yellows in light, for this reason, impure white phosphorus is
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Phossy jaw
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Phossy jaw, formally known as phosphorus necrosis of the jaw, was an occupational disease affecting those who worked with white phosphorus without proper safeguards. It was most commonly seen in worke
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…and pyrophoric (self-igniting at standard temperature and pressure) upon contact with air. It is toxic, causing severe liver damage upon ingestion and phossy jaw from chronic ingestion or inhalation. The combustion of this form has a characteristic garlic odor, and samples are commonly coated with white "diphosphorus…
Match factory worker with phossy jaw
Archival drawing from the 19th century of phossy jaw
Mandible affected by phossy jaw, 1870 (Sorbonne University)