General:
Phosphorus is one of chemical elements of periodic table with atomic number 15 and atomic mass 30.9738 g/mol. Phosphorus is one of members of polyvalent non-metal of Nitrogen group and can be found in nature as some different allotropic format. Phosphorus can not be found free in nature since it’s so reactive and while it’s isolated and pure, it is clear and almost transparent. Phosphorus can be found in three common forms as white, red and black which their particular characteristics are as below:
- White phosphorus: produced in industry, glows at darkness, flames spontaneously in presence of air, dangerously toxic;
- Red phosphorus: changes in its color in range of orange to violet because of slight changes in its chemical structure;
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Phosphorus as foodstuff can be found in animal resources as beef, lamb and poultry meat, fishes and other resources as milk, hard cheese, eggs, nuts and light drinks. In general, excess availability of protein follows by excess availability of phosphorus. Human body needs about 700~1200 milligrams phosphorus per day and the deficiency of this chemical element, which rarely happens as a side effect of some drugs or because of Albumin, Anti Acid, Iron, Magnesium or deficiency of vitamin D, causes dysfunction of the ATP energy, neurological disorders, skeletal disorders, blood and kidney disorders.
Uses:
Beside importance of phosphorus in life cycle, phosphorus and its components are used in industry. Uses of phosphorus are as follow:
- In medicine: - as phosphorus supplements for patients with kidney disease - healing bone fracture and curing vitamin D deficiency with