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Write phosphorus and Red phosphorus.

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`{:("White phosphorus","Red phosphorus"),("1. It is white (or yellow).","1. It is reddish violet".),(2. P_(4)" tetrahedra are linked by weak van der Waals forces.",2. P_(4)" tetrahedra are linked by covalent bonding."),("3. Burns in air with green glow and shows chemiluminescence".,"3. No chemiluminescence effect on oxidation."),("4. Low melting point, 317 K.","4. Higher melting point, 773 K."),("5. Dissolves in hot NAOH forming phospine," PH_(3).,"5. No action with NaOH and does not from" PH_(3).),("6. Poisonous.","6. Non-poisonous."):}`
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