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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

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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