Phosphorus
By: Richard Beatty
Series: The elements; Elements (Benchmark Books)
Publisher: Benchmark Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Tarrytown, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780761409465
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Phosphorus
Description: Explores the history of the nonmetallic element phosphorus and explains its chemistry, its reactions with other substances, its uses, and its importance in our lives.
Notes: Includes index.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 8.8 1.
Table of contents: title: What is phosphorus? -- 4; title: The history of phosphorus -- 7; title: Where phosphorus is found -- 9; title: Extraction and purification -- 11; title: Chemistry and compounds -- 13; title: Phosphorus acids and salts -- 16; title: Fertilizers -- 20; title: Environmental issues -- 23; title: Phosphorus in biology -- 25; title: Periodic table -- 28; title: Chemical reactions-- 30.