Red Phosphorus
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For the rarer and more unstable allotrope only used in weapons, see White Phosphorus.
| Red Phosphorus | |
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| Properties | |
| Type | Element Allotrope |
| Made With/By | Natural, Blaze Rod Extraction |
| Default Ore Veins per Chunk | 24 (in nether) |
| Ore Vein Size | 6 (in nether) |
| Minimum Ore Height | 0 (in nether) |
| Maximum Ore Height | 127 (in nether) |
| Exists in Reality | Yes |
| Atomic Number | 15 |
Red phosphorus is a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus. It is a red powder that can be made into a block to save space. It effectively replaces Flame powder and is no longer (directly) craftable.
Its item form is not pyrophoric or otherwise particularly dangerous, but its block form is when in your inventory.
Production
It can be obtained from Nether Phosphorus ore in the Nether, by centrifuging blaze rods, from bedrock ores or with a cyclotron.
Centrifuge
Cyclotron
Uses
As a fuel it can power 32 operations in a furnace.
It can be used to craft matches, single use fire lighters.
Incendiary weapons of all kinds.
Trivia
- Red phosphorus is relatively non-toxic, except when exposed to oxygen and water vapor.
- It can be extremely toxic when mixed with White Phosphorus.
- Red phosphorus is used in fertilizer IRL.
- Sort of an inverse of White Phosphorus in the sense that it only has a powder form wheras WP only has an ingot form.
- This means that red phosphorus is the kind that is used in the Cyclotron.