... it into a jar containing oxygen, and I will make a similar experiment with the red phosphorus. You will notice that the red phosphorus does not catch fire quite so readily as the yellow. However, exactly the same result takes place when they burn—you get the same white smoke with each, and they combust equally brilliantly. The red and yellow varieties are the same body—that is what I want to show ... — The Story of a Tinder-box • Charles Meymott Tidy
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