White phosphorus is a material made from a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus that is used in smoke, tracer, illumination and incendiary munitions. Other common names include WP ...

Israel has been accused of deliberately trying to contaminate land in Lebanon, with its use of white phosphorus - a toxic, incendiary chemical. A film from Channel 4 News.

This was in the 1600s, a period when men of science around the world believed there was an element out there that ... During ...

BEIRUT, October 17. /TASS/. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used white phosphorus munitions again as it attacked areas near the border with Lebanon, Lebanon’s state-run news agency Al Wataniya ...

Atomic number 25, atomic weight 54.9380. Phosphorus (P): Phosphorus is a poisonous, nonmetallic element that helps protect metal surfaces from corrosion. Atomic number 15, atomic weight 30.9738.