Talk:Excandesco

white phosphorus
The show said "white phosphorus". Just a bit of a science lessen, there's two types of white phosphorus. One is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropes_of_phosphorus#White_phosphorus "White phosphorus, or yellow phosphorus, or simply tetraphosphorus (P4) exists as molecules made up of four atoms in a tetrahedral structure." This is probably what they say exists in the human body. The "White phosphorus" that people hear about on the news a lot doesn't exist in the body and is manmade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus It is an artificial military chemical. You hear about the later on the news because it's used on civilians a lot which is a war crime--all its uses are in the Wikipedia page I linked to if you want to read it. OrmiaOchracea (talk) 13:00, February 15, 2015 (UTC)