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Phosphorus is a mineral that makes up 1% of a person's total body weight. It is present in every cell of the body, but most of the phosphorus in the body is found in the bones and teeth. It plays an important role in the body's utilization of carbohydrates and fats and in the synthesis of protein for the growth and repair of cells and tissues.
PHOSPHORUS
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Fireworks
Uses
Red Phosphorus
This black phosphorus was made by Max Whit. He combined the heat and pressure needed and converted the red allotrope into black.
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Name: Phosphorus
Element Symbol: P
Atomic Number: 15
Atomic Mass: 30.974
Density: 1,82 g/ml at 20C
Melting Point: 44.1 C
Boiling Point: 280.0 C
Protons/Electrons: 15
Neutrons: 16
Non-metal
State: Solid
White phosphorus is a chemical that was first produced in 1669. It was used for an anti-personnel weapon, an incendiary, a smoke-producing obscurant, and a light-producing illuminant. White phosphorus is an inorganic white or pale-yellow waxy solid. White phosphorus ignites spontaneously when exposed to air or to temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius , When white phosphorus combusts after ignition, it oxidizes to produce a bright luminescent glow and a thick white smoke. the produced smoke tends to form rapidly rising pillars. While the primary and most publicized use of white phosphorus was as a smoke screen obscurant, it was also heavily used as an anti-personnel weapon. When white phosphorus is exposed to the skin or ingested, its chemical action can result in numerous injuries including internal injuries such as liver and kidney damage or failure, shock, coma, and death.
Isotopes
You can find lots of phosphorus in fireworks. When phosphorus gets hot it burns really brightly. The bright sparks and flashes are usually because of phosphorus.
Highly Flammable
Henning Brandt
Phosphorus was extracted from urine.
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