Group 15
The Nitrogen Family
Austin, Richard, and Kaitlyn
Periodic Table
The Elements in Group 15
Nitrogen (N)
Phosphorus (P)
Arsenic (As)
Antimony (Sb)
Bismuth (Bi)
Nitrogen (N)
Atomic Number - 7
Atomic Mass - 14 amu
5 Valance Electrons
Element type - Non Metal
Nitrogen is used to make fertilisers, nitric acid, nylon, dyes and explosives
Daniel Rutherford is the person who discovered Nitrogen
Phosphorus (P)
Atomic Mass - 31 amu
5 Valance Electrons
Element type - Non Metal
Phosphorus is used in flares and incendiary devices.
Hennig Brand discovered Phosphorous
Arsenic (As)
Atomic Mass - 75 amu
5 Valance Electrons
Element type - Metalloid
Arsenic is used in poison, conducts electricity, semiconductors
Who discovered it is unknown
Antimony (Sb)
Atomic Mass - 121 amu
5 Valance Electrons
Element type - Metalliod
Antimony is used to harden lead, plastics, chemicals
It is not know who discovered this element
Bismuth (Bi)
Atomic Mass - 209 amu
5 Valance Electrons
Element type - Metal
Bismuth is used in pharmaceuticals, fuses
Claude Francois Geoffroy is the person who discovered Bismuth
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Arsenic
What they all have in common
All have 5 valance electron
Sites used
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
http://www.seminolegroup.com/bismuth.html (Bismuth Picture)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2979234/The-people-eat-ARSENIC-Remote-village-Andes-developed-tolerance-toxic-chemical.html (Arsenic Poison Picture)
http://theodoregray.com/periodictable/Elements/033/index.s13.html (Arsenic Rock Picture)
http://images-of-elements.com/antimony.php (Antimony Picture)
http://genius.com/3172458 (Phosphorus Picture)
http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/10/why-liquid-nitrogen-is-dangerous/ (Liquid Nitrogen Picture)