Bismuth

Statistics:

• Name: Bismuth
• Symbol: Bi
• Classification: Poor Metals
• Atomic Number: 83
• Atomic Mass: 208.9804 g/mol
• Density: 9.8 g/cm³
• Melting: 271.4°C
• Boiling: 1560°C
• Protons & Electrons:83
• Neutrons:126
• Discovered: 1540
• Discovered By: Geoffroy
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Electrons Per Energy Level:

• Level 1: 2
• Level 2: 8
• Level 3: 18
• Level 4: 32
• Level 5: 18
• Level 6: 5

Isotopes:

Isotope: Half-life

• ²⁰²Bi: 1.72 hours
• ²⁰⁴Bi: 11.22 hours
• ²⁰⁵Bi: 15.31 days
• ²⁰⁶Bi: 6.243 days
• ²⁰⁷Bi: 31.55 years
• ²⁰⁸Bi: 3.68e+5 years
• ²⁰⁹Bi: stable
• ²¹⁰Bi: 5.013 days
• ^210m1Bi: 3.04e+6 years
• ²¹¹Bi: 2.14 minutes
• ²¹²Bi: 60.55 minutes
• ²¹³Bi: 45.59 minutes
• ²¹⁴Bi: 19.9 minutes
• ²¹⁵Bi: 7.6 minutes
• ²¹⁶Bi: 3.6 minutes
• ²¹⁷Bi: 97 seconds

Brief Summary

Bismuth is a Poor Metals with the symbol 'Bi' and contains 83 Protons & Electrons with 126 neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. Bismuth has an atomic mass of 208.9804 g/mol and, at a temperature of 20°C, has a density of 9.8 g/cm³. It will melt at a temperature of 271.4°C and boil at 1560°C.

Bismuth was discovered by Geoffroy in 1540 and is named 'Bismuth' German word "wissmuth" meaning "white mass".

Some common usages for Bismuth: pharmaceuticals, fuses.

Definitions and Notes

Density listed is at a temperature of 20°C.

Isotopes are forms of an element who have the same atomic number but different mass because they contain different number of neutrons.

Half-life is the time required for a quantity of a subject to fall to half of its current quantity.

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