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Crystal structure: Orthorhombic

In the orthorhombic lattice system (ORTH), lattice axes lie in the direction of the 3 perpendicular symmetry axes.

Phosphoruswhite, red and violet are waxy, black is metallic-looking

Sulfuryellow sintered microcrystals

Chlorinepale yellow-green gas

Galliumsilvery blue

Brominereddish-brown

Iodinelustrous metallic gray (solid); black/violet (liquid); violet (gas)

Uraniumsilvery gray metallic; corrodes to a spalling black oxide coat in air

Neptuniumsilvery metallic

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Hexagonal Hexagonal close-packed Body-centered cubic Rhombohedral Simple cubic Face-centered cubic Diamond structure Orthorhombic Tetragonal Double hexagonal close-packed Monoclinic