What is the difference between yellow phosphorus and red phosphorus?

Differences between yellow or white phosphorus and red phosphorus are -
yellow phosphorus
1 - It has odour resembling that ofgarlic
2 - it's poisonous 3 -is highly reactive 4 - is a soft waxy solid and can be easily cut with a knife 5 - shows phosphorescence 6 - these molecules are held by weak VanDer Waals' forces 7- ignition temp. is low so it burns quickly
8 - burns easily in Cl2forming PCl3 and PCl5 9 - soluble in CS2
Red phosphorus
1 - is odourless 2 - isn't poisonous 3 - is less reactive
4 - is hard and crystalline in nature 5 - doesn't show phosphorescence
6 - these molecules are held by covalent bonds in polymeric structure
7 -its ignition temp. is high , do doesn't catch fire easily
8 - combines with Cl2 only on heating 9 - insoluble in CS2

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