Phosphorus

Phosphorus: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 317.3 [or 44.2 °C (111.6 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 550 [or 277 °C (531 °F)] K (liquid range: 232.7  K
• Critical temperature: 994 [or 721 °C (1330 °F)] K
• Superconduction temperature: no data  K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 0.236  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: no data  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 1823  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 17.02  cm³
• Velocity of sound: no data  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: no data  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: no data  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 11  GPa
• Poissons ratio: no data  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: no data  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: no data  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: no data  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 10  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

• Reflectivity: no data  %
• Refractive index: 1.001212  (no units)

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