Phosphorus

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PHOSPHORUS

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Phosphorus is one of the essential nutrients for plants, animals and humans - to put it simply without phosphorus, life would not exist. Within plants, P is essential to cell development and structure, reproductive and enzyme balance and within animals for bone development, cell structure, reproduction etc. There is no substitute for P, and there never will be.

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Atomic Number: 15Atomic Symbol: PAtomic Weight: 30.973762 Melting Point: 111.5 F (44.15 C)Boiling Point: 536.9 F (280.5 C) it is an essential ingredient of all cell protoplasm, nerve tissue and bones

Phosphorus is a chemical element in the nitrogen group identified by the symbol P on the periodic table of elements. The nonmetallic element is extremely reactive and also highly toxic, although it is also an important trace mineral in most living organisms. There are numerous uses for phosphorus compounds, and most people interact with some form of the element every day.

.Phosphorus is an important component in the production of steel, phosphor bronze and many other products. Trisodium phosphate is valuable as a cleaning agent, a water softener, and for preventing boiler scale and corrosion of pipes and boiler tubes.Phosphates are used in the production of special glasses, such as those used for sodium lamps (street lights). Phosphorus is a key ingredient in the red tip of ordinary kitchen matches.In recent years, concentrated phosphoric acids have become a critical part of agriculture and farm production. Phosphoric acids may contain as much as 75 percent phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) content and are used as fertilizers. Large agricultural businesses around the world have increased demand for fertilizer resulting in record phosphate production.Phosphoric acid is also used in soft drinks. Calcium phosphate — also known as bone-ash — is used in creating chinaware and to produce mono-calcium phosphate that is used in baking powder.Phosphorus is not only useful in inorganic products, though; it is an essential ingredient of all cell protoplasm, nerve tissue and bones

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