1. Phosphorus

2. Phosphorus Element symbol: P Nonmetal 2 major colors red and white
Very reactive
Never found as a free element on earth
Was the 13th element discovered

3. How Phosphorus got its name
Phosphorus got its name due to it glowing in the dark, when exposed to oxygen
Its name comes from the Greek word "phosphoros" meaning "bringer of light.”

4. Phosphorus discovered
Henning Brand a German alchemist accidently discovered Phosphorus as he was experimenting with urine. He collect 50 buckets of urine because he was trying to turn base metals into gold.
Brand’s method is believed to have consisted of evaporating urine to leave a black residue that was then left for a few months. The residue was then heated with sand, driving off a variety of gases and oils which were condensed in water.

5. Phosphorus use Phosphorus is most commonly used in fertilisers.
Used in the production of steel
Was used in detergent but later removed due to it producing unwanted algae to grow
Biological use of Phosphorus
Phosphorus is essential to all living things. It forms the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA and RNA.
Our bones and teeth have calcium phosphate
An average human has about 0.7kg of phosphorus in their body

6. element is mined or obtained
the US is the world's third-largest producer, after China and Morocco.
They mined 27.6 million metric tons of phosphate rock in the U.S
The largest and least expensive source of phosphorus is obtained by mining phosphate rock from the numerous phosphate deposits of the world.

7. Citation https://www.livescience.com/28932-phosphorus.html