General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 6 - Thermochemistry - Questions and Problems - Page 265: 6.127

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We know that white phosphorus is a yellowish-white, waxy substance often sold in the form of sticks looking something like fat crayons. It is not found in modern matches. I was outlawed in the early 1900 as the workers began to show symptoms of white phosphorus poisoning.
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