phosphorus

Phosphorus, the nonmetal periodic element number 15

Atomic Number, Atomic number

15

Symbol, Chemical Symbol, INFOODS Tagname

"P"

Atomic mass, Atomic Mass

30.973762 unified atomic mass units

Class

nonmetal, periodic element, food component, mineral, substance

Parent Class

nonmetal, periodic element, mineral, substance

Discovered

1669

Discoverer

Hennig Brand

Wikipedia Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorus

Providers

Rhodia

CAS Code

"7723-14-0"

Contained in

DNA

Ranking

fifteenth, periodic element and ordering by number of protons

Density

1.82 grams per cubic cm

Atomic Weight

30.973762

Boiling Point

279.85 degrees celsius (535.73 degrees fahrenheit), 280 degrees celsius (536 degrees fahrenheit)

Melting Point

44.15 degrees celsius (111.5 degrees fahrenheit), 44.1 degrees celsius (111 degrees fahrenheit), 317.3 kelvins

Attributes

poisonous

Related Websites

http://www.phosphorus-recovery.tu-darmstadt.de, http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic918.htm, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=946251&dopt=Abstract;, http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/P/index.html

USDA Nutrient Number

"305"

Freebase ID

"/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000045c1f86"

OpenCyc ID

"Mx4rvVkILJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA"

DBPedia URI

http://dbpedia.org/resource/Phosphorus

Freebase Primary MID

"/m/025s7x6"