ELi5: What makes white phosphorus so dangerous when used as a weapon of war?

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ELi5: What makes white phosphorus so dangerous when used as a weapon of war?

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Ignites from air, burns super hot, literally can’t put it out. Jump in water and it’ll just split the water atoms into hydrogen/oxygen and make them burn too.

Its pretty fucking horrific.

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