{"id":91682,"date":"2026-03-09T15:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=91682"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:44:11","slug":"white-phosphorus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/white-phosphorus\/","title":{"rendered":"White Phosphorus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>White Phosphorus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Human Rights Watch\u00a0 accused Israel of &#8220;unlawfully&#8221; using white phosphorus over residential parts of a southern Lebanese town.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About White Phosphorus\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White (sometimes called yellow) phosphorus is a <\/span><b>white to yellow waxy solid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a garlic like odour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Properties: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>ignites spontaneously<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in air at temperatures above 30 \u00b0C and continues to burn until it is fully oxidized or until deprived of oxygen.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of\u00a0 White phosphorus<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often <\/span><b>used by militaries to illuminate battlefields<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to generate a smokescreen and as an incendiary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is used for military purposes in <\/span><b>grenades and artillery shells<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to produce illumination, to generate a smokescreen and as an incendiary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its major industrial uses are in the <\/span><b>production of phosphoric acid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>phosphates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other compounds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phosphates are used to manufacture a range of <\/span><b>products including fertilizers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and detergents. Phosphorus has been used as a rodenticide and in fireworks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Impact of White phosphorus on Humans<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is harmful to humans by all routes of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The smoke from burning phosphorus is <\/span><b>also harmful to the eyes and respiratory tract<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to the presence of phosphoric acids and phosphine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>cause deep and severe burns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, penetrating even through bone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/human-rights-watch-accuses-israel-of-using-white-phosphorus-in-new-lebanon-attacks\/article70721156.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White Phosphorus  is a white to yellow waxy solid with a garlic like odour. 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