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The chemical symbol for phosphorus is P which comes from the first letter of it's name.

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The symbol for phosphorus, P, comes from its Greek name "phosphoros" which means "light-bringer" or "light-bearer." This is because phosphorus glows in the dark due to its inherent property of emitting light.

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