₁₅P (Phosphorus)

Hennig Brand discovered phosphorus in 1669, in Hamburg, Germany, preparing it from urine. (Urine naturally contains considerable quantities of dissolved phosphates.) Brand called the substance he had discovered 'cold fire' because it was luminous, glowing in the dark.

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Phosphorus is a chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15. As an element, phosphorus exists in two major forms white phosphorus and red phosphorus but because it is highly reactive, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Earth.

Atomic Weight:   30.973761998

Density:   1.823 g/cm3

Melting Point:   44.2 °C

Boiling Point:   280.5 °C

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