PHOSPHORUS

ATOMIC #15

ATOMIC MASS

Electron configuration (Bohr and Lewis Dot)

3 IMPORTANT USES

• Steel manufacture
• LED Lights
• Some detergents

MELTING AND BOILING POINTS AND STATE OF MATTER

• 44.2°C- melting point
• 280.5°C- boiling point
• Solid

INTERESTING FACTS

• Used for the demonic dog in The Hound Of The Baskervilles
• White phosphorus is in matches
• Phosphorus compounds are vital for life survival

4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES

CITE:

• http://www.chemicool.com/elements/phosphorus.html