phosphorus

chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15
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phosphorus

Summary

phosphorus is a chemical element[1]. phosphorus draws 2,004 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #36 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • phosphorus is credited with the discovery of Hennig Brand[3].
  • phosphorus's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • phosphorus's instance of is recorded as lithophile[5].
  • Phosphorus is named after phosphorus[6].
  • phosphorus is made of phosphorite[7].
  • phosphorus is made of triphylite[8].
  • phosphorus is made of monazite[9].
  • phosphorus is made of hinsdalite[10].
  • phosphorus is made of pyromorphite[11].
  • phosphorus is made of amblygonite[12].
  • phosphorus is made of lazulite[13].
  • phosphorus is made of wavellite[14].
  • phosphorus is made of turquoise[15].
  • phosphorus is made of autunite[16].
  • phosphorus is made of phosphophyllite[17].
  • phosphorus is made of struvite[18].
  • phosphorus is made of xenotime-(Y)[19].
  • phosphorus is made of apatite[20].
  • phosphorus is made of hydroxylapatite[21].
  • phosphorus is made of fluorapatite[22].
  • phosphorus is made of chlorapatite[23].
  • phosphorus is made of urine[24].
  • phosphorus is made of bone ash[25].
  • phosphorus is made of guano[26].
  • phosphorus's canonical SMILES is recorded as [P][27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and lithophile[5]. Recorded subclass of include polyatomic nonmetal[28] and p-block[29].

Origins

Phosphorus is named after phosphorus[6].

Use and Application

phosphorus is used for fertilizer[30]. Part of include period 3[31], a period[32]; group 15[33], a group[34]; and nonmetal[35].

Influence

Things named for phosphorus include KREEP[36], an ingredient[37]; babefphite[38], a mineral species[39]; althupite[40], a mineral species[41]; fluorcaphite[42], a mineral species[43]; and upalite[44], a mineral species[45].

Why It Matters

phosphorus draws 2,004 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #36 of 144).[2] phosphorus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] phosphorus is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for phosphorus include KREEP[36], an ingredient[37]; babefphite[38], a mineral species[39]; althupite[40], a mineral species[41]; fluorcaphite[42], a mineral species[43]; and upalite[44], a mineral species[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wired.com. Retrieved . wired.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11h ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+100'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'awa', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', '
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+107'}
    P14938 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+180'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 100 picometre, Add sourced atomic radius"
  2. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → diamagnetism
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q201048]], add magnetic ordering from en:Template:Infobox element"
  3. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-3'}, {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'} +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: −3, mark common oxidation state with preferred rank"
  4. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈfɒsfərəs
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P898]]: ˈfɒsfərəs, add IPA transcription (from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-pronunciation)"
  5. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q9610 (ben)-Tahmid-ফসফরাস.wav, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-pho
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-phosphorus.wav, add English pronunciation audio (Lingua Libre, from en:Template:Infobox element"
  6. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → polyatomic nonmetal, p-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214483]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  7. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+10.486686'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+30.20264'}
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  8. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Standard molar entropy → {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+163.199'}, {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+43.01'}, {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+41.09'}
    Point group → orthorhombic-bipyramidal
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+316.5'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+0.62'}, {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '-17.46'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13364039]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  9. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → period 3, group 15, nonmetal
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q19600]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  10. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → orthorhombic crystal system
    Thermal conductivity → {'unit': 'Q1463969', 'amount': '+0.236'}
    Space group → space group 64
    Density → {'unit': 'Q844211', 'amount': '+2232.61'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 4307698, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  11. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 14673375-n
    P14541 → G8HsJ
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078511
    Interlingual index id → i113982
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  12. 19w ago · Snipre · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chebi id → 28659
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P683]]: 30207"
  13. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → fosfor
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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