phosphorus

A nonmetallic element used to manufacture phosphoric acid, in phosphor bronzes, incendiaries, pyrotechnics, matches, and rat poisons; the white or yellow allotrope is a soft waxy solid, soluble in carbon disulfide, insoluble in water and alcohol, and is poisonous and self-igniting in air; the red allotrope is an amorphous powder, insoluble in all solvents and is nonpoisonous; the black allotrope comprises lustrous crystals similar to graphite, and is insoluble in most solvents. (Source: MGH)



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Küster-Heinsa K, Steinmetz E, de Lange GJ, Zabel M 2010. Phosphorus cycling in marine sediments from the continental margin off Namibia. Marine Geology 274 (1-4) 95-106
Trytsman M, Masemola EL, Müller FL, Calitz FJ, van Wyk AE 2019. Assessing legumes indigenous to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland for their pasture potential. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 36 (1) 27-40
Jessen PT, Laubscher RF, Kölling H 2004. The quality of diet selected by eland in northern Namibia: Calcium and phosphorous concentrations. Agricola 14 23 - 26
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