History

__**History:**__ He distilled the residue from boiled-down urine and obtained something that glowed in the dark and burst into flames in warm air.
 * Date of Discovery:** 1669
 * Discoverer:** A German physician called Hennig Brand
 * Name Origin:** From the Greek words //phosphorus// (light) and //phoros// (bearer)

Sir Hennig Brand Phosphorus

__**Properties :**__
 * Name:** Phosphorus
 * Symbol:** P
 * Atomic Number:** 15
 * Atomic Mass:** 30.97376 amu
 * Melting Point:** 44.1 °C (317.25 K, 111.38 °F)
 * Boiling Point:** 280.0 °C (553.15 K, 536.0 °F)
 * Number of Protons/Electrons:** 15
 * Number of Neutrons:** 16
 * Classification:** [|Non-metal]
 * Crystal Structure:** Monoclinic
 * Density @ 293 K:** 1.82 g/cm3
 * Color:** white

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