What is Yellow Phosphorous? How does is differ from red phosphorous?

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White phosphorous appears yellow due to exposure to air, it is P₄ in tetrahedral fashion and exists as single tetra-atomic molecule.
Whereas, Red Phosphorous is a network of P atoms like a polymer.

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What is Yellow Phosphorous? How does is differ from red phosphorous?

White phosphorous appears yellow due to exposure to air, it is P4 in tetrahedral fashion and exists as single tetra-atomic molecule. Whereas, Red Phosphorous is a network of P atoms like a polymer.

White phosphorous appears yellow due to exposure to air, it is P₄ in tetrahedral fashion and exists as single tetra-atomic molecule.
Whereas, Red Phosphorous is a network of P atoms like a polymer.