Talk:Phosphorus/Draft

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 Definition:  Chemical element (Z=15) vital to life and widely used in fertilizers, detergents and pesticides. [d] [e]
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Before approval

I made a few minor changes (see diff). Before approval I would like to add some remarks about

  • the history of the element and origin of name
  • phosphorus is not phosphorescent
  • role of d-orbitals in binding

Here a dilemma arises. I would enjoy writing these additions, but then I lose the right to approve the article on my own (in that case David and I need a third chemistry editor, at least, this is how I understand the law). I will contact Larry Sanger about this dilemma.--Paul Wormer 04:01, 21 December 2007 (CST)

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David Volk asked Milton Beychok here to approve this article. Milton answered here that the article needs more references. That is why I added two (Stillman and Ketelaar) references.--Paul Wormer 03:40, 27 February 2008 (CST) PS. IMHO this distributed discussion is a serious weakness of the Wiki system.

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