Antimony

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Antimony
51 SB Antimony 126.76

• By Chris Stocki

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Properties and uses of Antimony

• Properties
• Melting Point 630.0 C (903.15 K, 1166.0 F)
• Boiling Point 1750.0 C (2023.15 K, 3182.0 F)
• Atomic number51
• Atomic mass121.76
• Color is bluish-white
• Antimony is brittle5 forms

• Uses
• Is in batteries
• Used for dyeing
• Used in detectors
• Used in diodes
• Also used in hall-effect devices

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Facts About Antimony.

• Antimony comes from the Greek word monos, metal
  meaning not found alone
• The metal has been known since at least the 17th
  century.
• Discovered in the 1600s
• Once used in mascara
• Antimony is used a lot in alloying to increase
  hardness and mechanical strength

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Antimony a poem

• Antimony the element
• Is used in most alloys
• And is not only used by boys
• Antimony the element
• Makes things fireproof
• And when burnt makes a poof
• Antimony the element
• Is found in over 100 minerals
• Found in heavy metal that is used to make
  buildings and schools

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Sources

• http//www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/ele
  ments/periodic-table/uses.htm
• http//chemistry.about.com/library/blper5.htm
• http//www.chemicalelements.com/index.html
• http//www.chemicool.com/
• http//www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_
  fla.htm
• http//chemistry.allinfoabout.com/periodic/periodi
  ctable.html