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Phosphorus · chemical symbol

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Phosphorus is essential to DNA and bone, and one of its forms glows faintly, inspiring its name. Source: Phosphorus ↗

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  1. 16This element's bright yellow crystals and pungent compounds have been used since antiquity to make gunpowder.RECALL
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    Sulfur's bright yellow crystals and pungent compounds have been used since antiquity to make gunpowder.

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    Sulfur's bright yellow crystals and pungent compounds have been used since antiquity to make gunpowder.

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