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Compare Phosphorus vs Moscovium

Comparing Phosphorus (P) and Moscovium (Mc). Atomic numbers 15 and 115 with atomic masses 30.974 u and 288 u, classified as nonmetal and unknown. Below: a side-by-side comparison of their physical, atomic, electron-configuration and historical properties, including density, melting and boiling points, ionization energies, oxidation states and discovery history.

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P
Phosphorus
#15
Mc
Moscovium
#115

Periodic properties of the elements

PhosphorusMoscovium
SymbolPMc
Atomic number15115
Group1515
Period37
Blockpp
Element categoryNonmetalUnknown

Physical properties

PhosphorusMoscovium
Phase at STPSolidSolid
Density1.823 g/cm313.5 g/cm3
Atomic weight30.9738 u288 u
Melting point-670 K
396.85 °C
746.33 °F
Boiling point-1400 K
1126.85 °C
2060.33 °F

Atomic properties

PhosphorusMoscovium
Electronegativity (Pauling Scale)2.190
Electron affinity72.037 kJ/mol35.3 kJ/mol
Oxidation states−3, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5
(a mildly acidic oxide)		(+1), (+3)
(predicted)
Ionization energies
  1. 1011.8 kJ/mol
  2. 1907 kJ/mol
  3. 2914.1 kJ/mol
  4. 4963.6 kJ/mol
  5. 6273.9 kJ/mol
  6. 21267 kJ/mol
  7. 25431 kJ/mol
  8. 29872 kJ/mol
  9. 35905 kJ/mol
  10. 40950 kJ/mol
  11. 46261 kJ/mol
  12. 54110 kJ/mol
  13. 59024 kJ/mol
  14. 271791 kJ/mol
  15. 296195 kJ/mol
  1. 538.4 kJ/mol
  2. 1756.0 kJ/mol
  3. 2653.3 kJ/mol
  4. 4679.5 kJ/mol
  5. 5721.6 kJ/mol

Electron configuration

PhosphorusMoscovium
Shorthand configuration[Ne] 3s2 3p3 [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3
Full configuration1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d10 5f14 6s2 6p6 6d10 7s2 7p3
Electrons per shell2, 8, 52, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 5

History

PhosphorusMoscovium
DiscoveryHennig Brand (1669)Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2003)
First isolationHennig Brand (1669)
Named byJINR, LLNL, ORNL, Vanderbilt University
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