A translucent white waxy solid 
on heating in an inert atmosphere is converted to its allotropic form 
. Allotrope 
on reaction with very dilute aqueous 
liberates a highly poisonous gas 
having rotten fish smell, while excess of chlorine 
forms 
which hydrolyses to its another compound 
, identify compound 
.
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The white waxy solid ( 
) is white phosphorus.
When white phosphorus is heated in an inert atmosphere at 
. It changes to red phosphorus. 
is red phosphorus.
on heating with 
liberates phosphine gas 
which is poisonous gas with rotten fish smell,
White phosphorous 
burns with excess of 
to form phosphorus pentachloride 
.
Hydrolysis of 
gives phosphoric acid 
.
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