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Arsenic

By Olivia Scotti

Work cited

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Sources of Arsenic

Properties

Realgar

Arsenopyrite

  • Physical: Shiny gray brittle metallic solid or it could be yellow crystalline solid
  • Chemical: Metalloid does not dissolve with water or cold acids

Orpiment

Discovery of the Element

Bohr diagram

  • Symbol As
  • Atomic number 33
  • Atomic mass 74.9216
  • Nitrogen family
  • Albertus Magnus discovered Arsenic
  • In 2500 BC

Uses of Arsenic

  • In the past arsenic was used for poisoning and medication
  • Today arsenic is used in rat poison insecticides

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