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Chapter 46, Problem 12SQ
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Concept introduction: Air is the main reservoir of nitrogen. About 80 percent of the atmosphere is the nitrogen gas. Atoms of phosphorus are highly reactive. Therefore, phosphorus does not occur naturally in its elemental form. Most of the earth’s phosphorus is bonded to oxygen molecule as phosphate (PO43-).
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