White pīataata kanohi-pokapū te whakarewa hanganga pūtoru, ngohengohe, ductility tuarua anake ki te koura, he he kaikawe pai o te wera me te hiko; e kore e tauhohe ki te wai me te hāora hau, ka pango ina pa ana ki te ozone, te hauwai sulfide me te whanariki; He ngoikore ki te nuinga o nga waikawa, a ka tere te memeha i roto i te waikawa nitric waimeha me te waikawa pungatara wera. Ka taea e te waikawa pūhaumāota te waikura i te mata me te memeha i roto i te rewa alkali hydroxide, peroxide alkali me te alkali cyanide i te rangi, i te aroaro o te hāora; Ko te nuinga o nga tote hiriwa he tairongo ki te marama, kare e rewa i roto i nga waikawa maha.