Phosphorus Micron sized red phosphorus nodules from a Japanese chemical manufacturer . The flammable non-metal was discovered in Germany in 1669 by Hennig Brand who precipitated it from urine. Phosphate buffers are used in general chemistry, and phosphoric acid is used for synthesis in organic chemistry. The oxide is mildly acidic.
Crystal are monoclinic.
Click mass number for decay process, product for element page. S-42 43.003327 MASS abund. This is not a publication of Phoenix College.