Phosphorous

Type in the content of your page herePhosphorus 1S2 2S2 2P6 3S2 3P3 Atomic Number: 15, Atomic Mass: 30.974 Objective: I would like to pursue a career in radiating light in either a florescent light bulb or a television set, but I also can take the form of calcium phosphate and can be used in china or baking powder if the opportunity arose. My ideal position is being red phosphorus, but I also enjoy being phosphate salt so I can be made into several types of fertilizers. When I am red phosphorus I the most useful of the three phosphorus forms, which include white, red and black. White phosphorus is poisonous and will ignite when I comes in contact with air. Black phosphorus can also be made from heated white phosphorus, but is not poisonous and not significant in commercial use. I am the 11th most abundant element in the earth's crust and make up about .10%. I enjoy living in almost any volcanic and sedimentary rock. I am very flexible and can accomplish many jobs or be used for many reasons. I got to being red phosphorus when white phosphorus was exposed to sunlight, but the white phosphorus also could have been heated to 482 degrees Fahrenheit. I was first discovered in 1669 by Henning Brand. He found me when he boiled, filtered, and processed 60 buckets of urine. Some Arabian alchemists also figured out how to obtain phosphorus, but Brand received the credit for inventing me. Brand also discovered that I am in human bones, and that I can be used to create phosphorus commercial production. I also worked in World War II as a white smok producer, in grenades, and as trench mortar rounds to screen troop movements. Honors and Awards: I, as red phosphorus, am known for being flammable and explosive, which is why I am usually used in matches and fireworks most commonly. This is the reason I am most valuable to humans, but I also am vital for human health and growth. I make up a large part of animal teeth and bones as the form of hydroxyapatite. I am also a main part of the nervous tissue in living animals. Experience and Skills: I have been known about since 1669, but I have existed since the beginning of human life because I am in their bones, teeth, and nervous tissue. I am able to help objects create fire and explode if I am in red phosphorus. Not only can I be used for matched, fireworks and fertilizers, but also pesticides, incendiary shells, tracer bullets, and sodium lamps. I am also good at softening water, cleaning, preventing boiler scale, preventing corrosion of pipes and boiler tubes, and I am important in the production of steel. References: Nitrogen is an old friend of mine, we are both major components in fertilizers. We know each other from working in the soil business and spent a few years together in Multi-Bloom fertilizer. Nitrogen said, “Phosphorus is a hard worker and we spent most of our time together on the farm, although we had different jobs, he always did his part. During the farming business Potassium and I are easily leached out by the water, and Phosphorus is then removed by the crop. Phosphorus spent most of his time being taken in by grass, cereal grains and beans, who could never get enough and took in large quantities.” Sulfur worked with me for about a year in the match business. We joined together to become P4S3, and worked as the red tip on a safety match. Sulfur said about phosphorus that, “he works best in the fire business, especially when he is red phosphorus. I recommend that you accept him in any job that includes explosives or fire because he enjoys being red phosphorus the most.” I have also known Calcium for quite a while. We worked together with Oxygen to create Calcium phosphate, which is used to make china and baking powder. I worked with Calcium when we were in baking powder and we helped a lady win first place in her cooking competition because she had the best and fluffiest cake. Citations: Gagnon, Steve. “The Element Phosphorus.” //Jefferson Lab//  . N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. . “ Phosphorus.”  //My Site//  . N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. . “ Phosphorus.”  //Nautilus//  . N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. . “ Phosphorus.”  //Web Elements//  . N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2009. . Justine