Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius
Bohr Radius
Covalent Radius
Van der Waals
| Phosphorus | |
| Electron Configuration | 2,8,5 |
| Electron Configuration | [Ne] 3s2 3p3 |
| Electronegativity | 2.19 |
| Enthalpy of Fusion | 2.51 (white) kJ mol-1 |
| Enthalpy of Vaporisation | 51.9 (white) kJ mol-1 |
| Heat Capacity | (white) 23.824 J mol-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Conductivity | (white) 0.236 W m-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Expansion | ? μm m-1 K-1 |
| Magnetic ordering | No data |
| Bulk modulus | 11 GPa |
| Atomic Radii |
|
| Atomic Radius
|
100 pm |
| Bohr Radius
|
98 pm |
| Covalent Radius
|
106 pm |
| Van der Waals
|
180 pm |
| Oxidation States |
|
| Main
|
P+5 |
| Other
|
P-3, P-2, P0, P+2, P+3 |
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1)  |
|
| M - M+ |
1011.7 |
| M+ - M2+ |
1903.2 |
| M2+ - M3+ |
2912 |
| M3+ - M4+ |
4956 |
| M4+ - M5+ |
6273 |
| M5+ - M6+ |
21268 |
| M6+ - M7+ |
25397 |
| M7+ - M8+ |
29854 |
| M8+ - M9+ |
35867 |
| M9+ - M10+ |
40958 |
| Covalent Bonds (kJ mol-1) |
|
| P-H
|
328 |
| P-O
|
407 |
| P=O
|
560 |
| P-F
|
490 |
| P-Cl
|
319 |
| P-P
|
209 |