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| | Phosphorus - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | A multivalent, nonmetal of the nitrogen group, phosphorus is commonly found in inorganic phosphate rocks and in all living cells but is never naturally found alone. |
 | | It is highly reactive, emits a faint glow upon uniting with oxygen (hence its name, Latin for 'morning star', from Greek words meaning 'light' and 'bring'), occurs in several forms, and is an essential element for living organisms. |
 | | The most common are red and white phosphorus, both of which are tetrahedral groups of four atoms. |
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