Phosphorus

Phosphorus! **//Basic Information: //** Atomic Symbol: P Atomic Number: 15  Atomic Mass: 30.97  Number of Protons: 15  Number of Neutrons: 16  Number of Electrons: 15 Melting Point: 44.1 degrees Celsius <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Normal Phase: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">solid <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Cost: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">$30 per 100 grams <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Classification: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Nonmetal <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Family: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Nitrogen <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Origin of Name: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">from the Greek word <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Phos (light) and phoros(bearer) <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Discovered by: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Hennig Brand <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Discovered in: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 1669 <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Used for: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> fertilizers, pesticides,detergents, <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">baking soda, fine china,fireworks, glass, <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">matches,smoke bombs,tracer bullets, and much more <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Color: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> mainly white, red, or black <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">When burned: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> very bright, it sparks and flashes <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Compounds: <span style="background-color: #674270; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Chloride, Oxide, Hydride Phosphorus
 * //<span style="background-color: #ebbf38; color: #674270; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">By Kayla Butcher //**
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 * //<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ebbf38; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">*WARNING: <span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Phosphorus is highly toxic and may cause extreme burns //****//<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ebbf38; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">* //**