white phosphorus
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white phosphorus; yellow phosphorus
formalA technical term in chemistry, also commonly called 黄磷 (huáng lín).
Bái白
lín磷
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jù具
yǒu有
qiáng强
dú毒
xìng性
de的
huà化
xué学
wù物
zhì质
。
White phosphorus is a highly toxic chemical substance.
Shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
bái白
lín磷
tōng通
cháng常
bǎo保
cún存
zài在
shuǐ水
zhōng中
yǐ以
fáng防
zhǐ止
zì自
rán燃
。
In laboratories, white phosphorus is usually stored in water to prevent spontaneous combustion.
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Gōng工
chǎng厂
yòng用
bái白
lín磷
lái来
zhì制
zào造
gāo高
chún纯
dù度
de的
lín磷
suān酸
。
Factories use white phosphorus to produce high-purity phosphoric acid.
Jié节
rì日
fàng燃
rán放
de的
yàn焰
huǒ火
zhōng中
cháng常
hán含
yǒu有
bái白
lín磷
chéng成
fèn分
yǐ以
chǎn产
shēng生
míng明
liàng亮
de的
guāng光
máng芒
。
Fireworks set off during festivals often contain white phosphorus to produce bright light.
Bái白
lín磷
zài在
àn暗
chù处
huì会
fā发
chū出
dàn淡
dàn淡
de的
lín磷
guāng光
，
zhè这
shì是
tā它
de的
diǎn典
xíng型
tè特
zhēng征
zhī之
yī一
。
White phosphorus emits a faint glow in the dark, which is one of its typical characteristics.