Arsenic WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Arsenic
Arsenic (pronounced /ˈɑrsənɪk/) is a chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arsenic was first written about by Albertus Magnus in 1250. Its Atomic Mass is 74.92. Its position in the periodic table is shown at right. This is a notoriously poisonous metalloid that has many allotropic forms: yellow (molecular non-metallic) and several black and grey forms (metalloids) are a few that are seen. ...read more on wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Chemically similar to phosphorus.1
- Arsenic forms the colorless, odorless crystalline oxides As2O3 and As2O5.1
- Over many centuries, several arsenic compounds have been used as medicines, including arsphenamine and arsenic trioxide.1
- Arsenic and many of its compounds are potent poisons.1
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