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Phosphorus
Element 15 · chemical symbol: P
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For periodic-table data and other properties, consult the Royal Society of Chemistry periodic table.
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Industrial steelmaking turns molten iron into steel by removing carbon and other impurities. The main methods date from the Bessemer process of 1856 and the open-hearth furnace, and today's routes are the basic oxygen furnace and the electric arc furnace.