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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

phosphorous atomic number?

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Phosphorus is a chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15. As an element, phosphorus exists in two major forms—1)white phosphorus and 2)red phosphorus—but due to its high reactivity, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Earth.
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Phosphorus 
Atomic number is 15
Electronic configuration is 2,8,5
Valency is 3
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