83 BiBismuth
Atomic Weight: 208.98037Shells: 2,8,18,32,18,5
Group: Alkali Earth MetalsFilling orbital: 6p3
Crystal Structure: RhombohedralCovalent radius: 1.46 Å
Oxidation States: +3,+5Atomic radius: 1.63 Å
Electronegativity, Pauling: 2.02Atomic volume: 21.3 cm³/mol
State at RT: SolidFirst ionization potential: 7.289 V
Melting Point: 544.5°K2nd ionization potential: 16.687 V
Boiling Point: 1883°K3rd ionization potential: 25.559 V
Density @ 293°K: 9.8 g/cm³Specific heat: 0.12 J/gK
Electrical conductivity: 0.00867 106/cm ohmHeat of vaporization: 104.80 kJ/mol
Thermal conductivity: 0.0787 W/cmKHeat of fusion: 11.30 kJ/mol
Element Nuclides
NuclideAbundance WeightSpinHalf-Life Decay Modes
Bi2020.%202.51.72h, +
Bi2040.%204.611.2h
Bi2050.%205.4.515.31d, +
Bi2060.%206.66.243d, +
Bi2070.%207.4.532.2y, +
Bi2080.%208.2.53.68E05y
Bi209100.%208.98044.5Stable
Bi2100.%210.15.01d-,
Bi210m0.%210.93.0E06y
Bi2110.%211.98734.52.14m, -
Bi2120.%212.997301.009h-,
Bi2130.%213.4.545.6m-,
Bi2140.%214.119.9m-,
Bi2150.%215.07m-

Name origin: German: wissmuth (white mass).
Description: Brittle white metal with a pink tint.
Discovered by: ?
Year: ?
Location: ?
Sources: It can be found free in nature and in minerals like bismuthine (Bi2O3) and in bismuth ochre (Bi2O3).
Uses: Main use is in pharmaceuticals and low melting point alloys used as fuses.


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