Two important allotropes of elemental phosphorus are white phosphorus and red phosphorus: A. Why should gloves be worn when handling white phosphorus? B. Why are firefighters advised to use dry sand rather than wet sand to extinguish a small red phosphoru

Two important allotropes of elemental phosphorus are white phosphorus and red phosphorus: A. Why should gloves be worn when handling white phosphorus? B. Why are firefighters advised to use dry sand rather than wet sand to extinguish a small red phosphorus fire?