Phosphorus is number fifteen on the periodic table. Its an explosive soft yellow metal. Phosphorus symbol is P. It has fifteen protons and sixteen neutrons. Its atomic number is fifteen and its atomic mass is thirty one. Its location on the periodic table is period three, and group number fifteen. The ion of this element of is -3. The Isotopes of this elements is shown below. Some interesting facts about this elements is that in some older comic books such as Thunderbolts, The Avengers,Detective Comic and Superboy it has been showcased. Phosphorus was first discoved by Hennig Brand in 1669 in Germany. In Phosphorus is commonly misspelled "phosphorous". It is an essential component of living systems and is found in nervous tissue, bones and cell protoplasm. Phosphorus exists in several allotropic forms including white (or yellow), red, and black (or violet). Phosphorus is insoluble in water and catches fire spontaneously in air.
Uses:
Match safe
Iron match safe designed to hold matches. These were more important to have back when matches were less well developed and more likely to go off by accident. Source:eBay seller dhenry102 Contributor:Theodore Gray Acquired:17 October, 2009 Text Updated:18 October, 2009 Price: $5 Size: 4" Purity: 0%
Works Cited
Bentor, Yinon. "Chemical Elements.com - Phosphorus (P)." Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. Version 1. Chemical Elements, n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/p.html>.
"Pictures, stories, and facts about the element Phosphorus in the Periodic Table." The Photographic Periodic Table of the Elements. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. <http://www.periodictable.com/Elements/015/index.html>.
Unknow. "Phosphorus." World Book. Student ed. 2009. World Book. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
Unknow. Photo of Phosporus. N.d. None, Hutchinson KS. Photographic Periodic Table. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
Phosphorus is number fifteen on the periodic table. Its an explosive soft yellow metal. Phosphorus symbol is P. It has fifteen protons and sixteen neutrons. Its atomic number is fifteen and its atomic mass is thirty one. Its location on the periodic table is period three, and group number fifteen. The ion of this element of is -3. The Isotopes of this elements is shown below. Some interesting facts about this elements is that in some older comic books such as Thunderbolts, The Avengers,Detective Comic and Superboy it has been showcased. Phosphorus was first discoved by Hennig Brand in 1669 in Germany. In Phosphorus is commonly misspelled "phosphorous". It is an essential component of living systems and is found in nervous tissue, bones and cell protoplasm. Phosphorus exists in several allotropic forms including white (or yellow), red, and black (or violet). Phosphorus is insoluble in water and catches fire spontaneously in air.
Uses:
Match safe
Iron match safe designed to hold matches. These were more important to have back when matches were less well developed and more likely to go off by accident.
Source: eBay seller dhenry102 Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 17 October, 2009
Text Updated: 18 October, 2009
Price: $5
Size: 4"
Purity: 0%
Kitchen matches.
Ordinary kitchen matches.
Source: Grocery Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 17 October, 2009Text Updated: 18 October, 2009Price: 1$Purity: <3%
Works Cited
Bentor, Yinon. "Chemical Elements.com - Phosphorus (P)." Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements. Version 1. Chemical Elements, n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/p.html>.
"Pictures, stories, and facts about the element Phosphorus in the Periodic Table." The Photographic Periodic Table of the Elements. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. <http://www.periodictable.com/Elements/015/index.html>.
Unknow. "Phosphorus." World Book. Student ed. 2009. World Book. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
Unknow. Photo of Phosporus. N.d. None, Hutchinson KS. Photographic Periodic Table. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
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