Hollywood High School Honors Chemistry Period 2 [pic] Phosphorus: A Macromineral Jimmy Vasquez Dr. Darmanyan 21. May 2013 1. Introduction 1.1. History Phosphorus is the first element to be discovered having an historical register. In 1669, a German merchant called Henning Brand obtained elementary phosphorus through the distillation of urine, writing a letter to Leibniz reporting its discovery. It is quite probable that, in the 12th century, Arabian alchemists…
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