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Bismuth

83
Bi
208.98038(2)

Name: bismuth Symbol: Bi Atomic number: 83 Atomic weight: 208.98038 (2) CAS Registry ID: 7440-69-9

Group number: 15 Group name: Pnictogen Period number: 6 Block: p-block

Hi! My name is Bismuth and I am the 5th element in the Nitrogen group. I am a crystalline, white, brittle metal with a pinkish tinge. I am the most diamagnetic of all metals. My thermal conductivity is lower than any metal, besides mercury. I have a high electrical resistance.  I also have the highest Hall effect of any metal (that is, the greatest increase in electrical resistance when placed in a magnetic field). In Latin my name is: Bisemutum and in Greek it is: Wismuth probably meaning “white mass.” I was usually always confused in early times between tin and lead because of my resemblance to those elements. Claude Geoffroy showed in 1753 that I was distinct from these metals. Hobbyist by my crystal form which is made in the laboratory because it is unseen in nature.I am heavy and I resemble arsenic and antimony. I am available commercially and I’m usually found in nature as bismite (Bi2O3), bismuthinite (Bi2S3), and bismutite [(BiO)2CO3]. I am generally made as a bi-product of zinc, lead, copper, tin, silver and gold plants. Lead-free compounds of my element are found in cosmetics and medical procedures. If you want to know more about me, check out these websites: - webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Bi/key.html - http://www.scescape.net/~woods/elements/bismuth.html - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismuth This is me in a tube. This is my crystal form. Aren't I beautiful?   -Bismuth