Phosphorus

15.Phosphorus P~(30.9737g/mol)

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Phosphorus

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Details of phosphorus

Latin name:

Phosphorus

English name:

Phosphorus

Year discovered:

1669

CAS Number:

CAS7723-14-0

Discovered by:

Hennig Brand   

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Electron configuration:

[Ne]3s2 3p3

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3

Atomic number:

15

Atomic weight (Relative atomic mass):

30.9737(g/mol)

Density:

2.82 (g/cm³) (g/cm³) 

Melting point:

44.15°C   =   111.47°F   =   317.3K

Boiling point:

280.5°C   =   536.9°F   =   553.65K

Phase:

Solid

Valence:

III, V

Period:

3

Block:

p - block

Electron configuration:

[Ne]3s2 3p3

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3

Oxidation states:

-3,-2,-1,+1,+2,+3,+4,+5

Ion charge:

P3-

The ionisation potential of an atom:

10.3 (eV)

Atomic radius:

128 (pm)

Covalent radius:

106 (pm) 

Van der Waals radius:

180 (pm) 

Electronegativity:

2.19

Valence:

III, V

Electron affinity:

72 (kJ/mole)

Electrical conductivity:

1 ⋅ 107 (S/m)

Electrical type:

Conductor

Magnetic type:

Diamagnetism

Volume magnetic susceptibility:

-0.0000206

Mass magnetic susceptibility:

-0.0000000113

Molar magnetic susceptibility:

-3.5 ⋅ 10-10 (m³/mol)  

Resistivity:

1 ⋅ 10-7 (mΩ)

Superconducting point:

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Crystal structure:

Body-centered cubic

Grid parameters:

18.800 Å

Attitude c/a :

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Debye temperature:

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