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The Nitrogen Family
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5.22~Group 15:The Nitrogen Family
What is The Nitrogen Family?
~The Nitrogen Family, known as Group 15 on the periodic table, consists of 5 elements ranging from top to bottom.
The Nitrogen Family:
These 5 elements are:
~Nitrogen
~Phosphorus
~Arsenic
~Antimony
~Bismuth
~Elment Discovery:
~Nitrogen:
Discovery
Nitrogen is a nonmetal discovered in 1772 by a Scottish physician named Daniel Rutherford.
He discovered that Nitrogen is NOT life sustaining. Nitrogen was originally named "Azote" which means "Lifeless".
Phosphorus
Phosphorus:
~Discovered by a German alchemist a century before Nitrogen,
~He distilled a glow in the dark substance that was years later named Phosphorus, Greek word for "Light bearer", by Lavosier.
Arsenic
Arsenic:
~Supposedly discovered around 1250.
~Extremely poisonous, often found as a native mineral/in many mineral compounds.
Physical Properties
~Nitrogen:
Normally exists in a gaseous state.
No taste, no color, no odor.
Accounts for approximately 78% of the volume of Earth's atmosphere.
Physical properties of Phosphorus:
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is very chemically reactive.
Occurs in 4 or more forms due to different arrangments of it's atoms .
Each form is solid, and vary in color, white, red, black etc. White Phosphorus is phosphorescent, hence the name.
Chemical Properties
Nitrogen:
Chemical Properties
Since Nitrogen is inert, the atoms in these molecules are bonded together tightly, hence hard to split.
Only combine with other elements when forced to under intense heat.
Chemical properties of Phosphorus:
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is extremely reactive.
When exposed to atmospheric oxygen it will burn spontaneously.
Even in small amounts, it is very poisonous.