Phosphorus

Discovery date: 1669

Discovered by
: Hennig Brandt

from the Greek
The name is derived
'phosphoros', meaning bringer of light.

Phosphorus is a chemical element with

the symbol P and atomic number
15. Elemental phosphorus exists in two major forms, white phosphorus
and red phosphorus
ATOMIC NUMBER & ATOMIC MASS

ATOMIC
NUMBER: 15
ATOMIC MASS:
APROXIMATE
30.974
PERIODIC TABLE
GROUP, PERIOD,BLOCK
GROUP 15 (PNICTOGENS)
define in seminar

PERIOD 3
define in seminar

p-block
define in seminar
 PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

ELEMENTS THAT HAVE COMMON PROPERTIES

&CHARACTERISTICS ARE PLACED INTO GROUPS
PHOSHORUS IS THE GROUP CALLED " NON-
METALS"
USES:
Safety matches
Pyrotechnics
Fertilizers