Phosphorus

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[Plate XIV]

, 1) offers us a very curious arrangement of atoms, which will give some new forms in breaking up. Two segments are in each funnel, in fact the only two of group III

a

which do not show this arrangement, or a modification thereof, are aluminium and arsenic.

PHOSPHORUS: Left segment 50 atoms
Right segment 43 "
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93
6 funnels of 93 atoms 558
Atomic weight 30.77
Number weight 558/18 31.00

Arsenic

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[Plate XIV]