Talk:Phosphorus
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Article changed over to new WikiProject Elements format by maveric149. Elementbox converted 10:31, 23 Jun 2005 by Femto (previous revision was that of 04:14, 16 Jun 2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phosphorus&oldid=15680886)).
Information Sources
Some of the text in this entry was rewritten from Los Alamos National Laboratory - Phosphorus (http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/15.html). Additional text was taken directly from the Elements database 20001107 (via dict.org (http://www.dict.org)), Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (via dict.org (http://www.dict.org)) and WordNet (r) 1.7 (via dict.org (http://www.dict.org)).
Data for the table was obtained from the sources listed on the main page and WikiProject Elements but was reformatted and converted into SI units.
Netscape 4.7 problem
Something about this page totally blows up in Netscape 4.7x. The side bar occupies the entire screen for some reason. - Dwmyers
Phosphor redirect
Is there some special reason for redirecting phosphor to this page? If not I will change it, as in modern usage phosphors have little to do with phosphorus --Roger 12:40 UTC, 1 Sep 2003
Phosphate esters
Phosphate esters are nerve poisons
Would someone care to expand/explain that (or provide a WikiLink). IIRC, DNA contains phosphate esters, and I doubt it is a nerve poison. 128.104.118.80 15:13, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Disambiguation with Phosphorus (morning star)
The element Phosphorus is one of the most typical things someone might look up in a dictionary, whereas the Greek name for a star is one of the most obscure. It is general practice to place non-significant disambiguation notices at the bottom of pages, rather than at the top where it is the first thing someone would see, due to that fact that it is unlikely in the extreme that someone looking for the obscure entry would not expect that the item they are looking for would be a mere footnote -- both figuratively and literally -- in the article in question. And by the way, the only articles that link to Phosphorus (morning star) are, in fact, Phosphorus and morning star.
Thanks, BCorr|Брайен 18:08, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a dictionary, but that's besides the point.
- I agree: the element phosphorus is bound to be looked up more often than Phosphorus meaning Venus and so that article should take priority (in terms of where the user is taken when they search). However, Wikipedia is not designed to be used purely by Wikipedia editors or those clued up with its conventions (nor those willing to take the time to discover them), but by anybody who wants quick and helpful access to a topic. Is such a person likely to expect to find a footnote at the bottom of the element article - I certainly don't think so. I would have thought such a person would give up at that point and look elsewhere. I don't think such a person would expect the topic they're searching for to be a footnote to something entirely different. However, if the 'dab' (is that an official term?) is at the top of this article, this certainly isn't a problem.
- I think it's poor practice - even if it is a general practice - to place disambiguation notices (I don't see why their 'significance' is a factor; either they're so insignificant they don't merit an article, or they do and hence shouldn't be hidden away) at the bottom of articles, since this makes the task of the user so much harder, whereas surely an encyclopedia should strive to make access to information as easy as possible.
- How relevant the links to the page are I'm unsure: I would have thought many people access information by entering search terms, rather than coming from a different page, and so will not have the clarification of the article's name you seem to imply.
- --Owen&rob 22:09, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Poisonous
Can someone explain to me how 50mg = fatal dose if the recommended daily allowence = 800mg? [1] (http://www.acu-cell.com/pna.html) I assume I'm missing something... fabiform | talk 03:11, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- I think the toxicity depends on the chemical form (e.g., orthophosphate vs. white phosphorus). The 50mg statement really needs to be qualified. P.Riis 16:43, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
What is the 4th Allotrope?
"Phosphorus exists in four allotropic forms: white (or yellow), red, and black (or violet)." I make that 3. Can anyone explain please? --Dumbo1 18:26, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
Paragraph on isotopes
The paragraph about Phosphorus' isotopes looks a 'bit' inappropriate to me:
Isotopes
The springfield isotopes are the best baseball team in america, and are named the isotopes due to the nuclear power plant being in controll of them. Isotopes of phosphorus include cheesecakes and fuel economy. Also, jesse mcartney is gay and his music is pathetic.
I don't want to touch it myself since I know nothing of the subject.
--Graniitti 09:51, 31 May 2005 (UTC)