A report on Phosphorus
Chemical element with the symbol P and atomic number 15.
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Fertilizer
7 linksAny material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients.
Any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients.
For most modern agricultural practices, fertilization focuses on three main macro nutrients: Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K) with occasional addition of supplements like rock dust for micronutrients.
Phosphate
5 linksAnion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid.
Anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid.
The phosphate ion has a molar mass of 94.97 g/mol, and consists of a central phosphorus atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms in a tetrahedral arrangement.
Hydrogen
7 linksChemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1.
Chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1.
The symbols D and T (instead of and ) are sometimes used for deuterium and tritium, but the symbol P is already in use for phosphorus and thus is not available for protium.
Nitrogen
6 linksChemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7.
Chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7.
Thus, despite nitrogen's position at the head of group 15 in the periodic table, its chemistry shows huge differences from that of its heavier congeners phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth.
Chemical element
5 linksSpecies of atoms that have a given number of protons in their nuclei, including the pure substance consisting only of that species.
Species of atoms that have a given number of protons in their nuclei, including the pure substance consisting only of that species.
The composition of the human body, by contrast, more closely follows the composition of seawater—save that the human body has additional stores of carbon and nitrogen necessary to form the proteins and nucleic acids, together with phosphorus in the nucleic acids and energy transfer molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP) that occurs in the cells of all living organisms.
Eutrophication
5 linksProcess by which an entire body of water, or parts of it, becomes progressively enriched with minerals and nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus.
Process by which an entire body of water, or parts of it, becomes progressively enriched with minerals and nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus.
Nutrient pollution, a form of water pollution, is a primary cause of eutrophication of surface waters, in which excess nutrients, usually nitrogen or phosphorus, stimulate algal and aquatic plant growth.
Allotropes of phosphorus
2 linksElemental phosphorus can exist in several allotropes, the most common of which are white and red solids.
Phosphoric acid
5 linksInorganic compound with the chemical formula H3PO4.
Inorganic compound with the chemical formula H3PO4.
To produce food-grade phosphoric acid, phosphate ore is first reduced with coke in an electric arc furnace, to give elemental phosphorus.
Radioactive tracer
2 linksChemical compound in which one or more atoms have been replaced by a radionuclide so by virtue of its radioactive decay it can be used to explore the mechanism of chemical reactions by tracing the path that the radioisotope follows from reactants to products.
Chemical compound in which one or more atoms have been replaced by a radionuclide so by virtue of its radioactive decay it can be used to explore the mechanism of chemical reactions by tracing the path that the radioisotope follows from reactants to products.
Radioisotopes of hydrogen, carbon, phosphorus, sulfur, and iodine have been used extensively to trace the path of biochemical reactions.
Pnictogen
1 linksAny of the chemical elements in group 15 of the periodic table.
Any of the chemical elements in group 15 of the periodic table.
It consists of the elements nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb) and bismuth (Bi).