P - Phosphorus

The flammable non-metal was discovered in Germany in 1669 by Hennig Brand who precipitated it from urine. 

Atomic number - 15 Density g/mL 1 .82
Atomic weight u 30 .97376 Melting point K 317 .3
Bonding radius A 1 .06 Boiling point K 550
Atomic radius A 1 .23 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 12 .129
Ionization Potential V 10 .486 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 0 .657
Electronegativity - 2 .19 Specific heat J/gK 0 .77
The oxide is mildly acidic.
Crystal are monoclinic.

Electron config. : [Ne] 3s2 3p3


Isotopes of P: Click mass number for decay process, product for element page.


026
20 msec
EC/EC2p/ECp,18.120
Si-26/Mg-24/Al-25
26.011776
027
260 msec
EC/ECp,11.630
Si-27/Al-26
26.999194
028
270.3 msec
EC,14.332 MeV
Si-28
27.992312
029
4.142 sec
EC,4.943 MeV
Si-29
28.981801
030
2.498 min
EC,4.232 MeV
Si-30
29.978313
031 100%

Stable

30.973761
032
14.262 da
B-,1.711 MeV
S-32
31.973907
033
25.34 da
B-,5.845 MeV
S-33
32.971725
034
12.43 sec
B-,5.374 MeV
S-34
33.973635
035
47.3 sec
B-,3.989 MeV
S-35
34.973314
036
5.6 sec
B-,10.413 MeV
S-36
35.978259
037
2.31 sec
B-,7.900 MeV
S-37
36.979613
038
0.64 sec
B-/B-n,12.390
S-38/S-37
37.984465
039
0.16 sec
B-/B-n,10.510
S-39/S-38
38.986419
040
260 msec
B-/B-n,14.500
S-40/S-39
39.991046
041
120 msec
B-/B-n,13.800
S-41/S-40
40.994846
042
110 msec
B-/B-n,17.300
S-42/S-41
42.000107
043
33 msec
B-/B-n,15.600
S-43/S-42
43.003327
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