Predict the ionic charge for a phosphorus ion, P^?–, based on the position of the element in the periodic table.

Periodic Table:

 

2 3 4 15 6 7 3 11 Li 6.94 1 IA Na 22.99 19 37 Rb R 4 87 2 IIA Be 9.01 12 Mg 24.31 K Ca Sc 39.10 40.08 44.96 20 38 21 3 IIIB 39 Sr Y 85.47 87.62 88.91 57 55 56 La Cs Ba 132.91 137.33 138.91 88 Fr Ac Ra (223) (226) (227) 89 Atomic number Symbol Atomic mass 4 IVB 22 Ti 47.88 40 Zr 2 91.22 72 5 VB 104 23 V 50.94 41 73 Hf Ta 178.49 180.95 105 Rf Db (261) (262) -H -1.01 6 VIB Nb Mo 92.91 95.95 90 24 Cr 52.00 42 74 106 Sg (263) 58 Pr Ce 140.12 140.91 91 59 7 VIIB Th Pa 232.04 (231) 25 W Re 183.85 186.21 Mn 54.94 43. Tc (99) 75 107 Bh (262) 60 Nd 144.24 92 U 238.03 8 VIII 26 Fe 55.85 76 Os 190.2 61 Pm (147) 93 Np 9 VIII (237) 10 VIII 11 IB 12 IIB 27 28 29 Zn Co Ni Cu 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.39 47 44 49 45 46 48 Ru Rh Pd Cd In 101.07 102.91 106.42 107.87 112.41 114.82 Ag 77 78 79 80 Ir Pt 192.22 195.08 109 110 Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn (265) (266) (271) (272) (277) Au Hg 196.97 200.59 111 112 108 30 5 13 B 10.81 13 6 14 IVA 12.01 14 81 82 TI Pb 204.38 207.2 113 114 Nh Fl (286) (285) 7 66 Ho 62 63 64 65 Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy 150.36 151.97 157.25 158.93 162.50 164.93 99 94 95 96 97 Pu Am Cm Bk (244) (243) (247) (247) 15 VA 67 N 14.01 Ne 20.18 18 Al Si S Ar 32.07 34 39,95 36 31 Kr 83.80 54 53 26.98 28.09 32 33 Ga Ge As Se 69.72 72.63 74.92 78.97 50 51 52 Sn Sb Te I Xe 118.71 121.75 127.60 126.90 131.29 83 84 85 86 Bi Po At Rn 208.98 (209) (210) (222) 115 116 117 118 Lv Ts (289) (293) (294) Mc Og (294) 15 16 17 VIA VILA P 30.97 8 O 16.00 9 F 19.00 17 Cl 35.45 16 35 68 69 70 Er Tm Yb 167.26 168.93 173.04 100 101 102 Cf Es Fm Md No (251) (252) (257) 98 (258) (259) Br 79.90 18 VIIIA 2 He 4.00 10 71 Lu 174.97 103 Lr (260)