The answer is Antimony and there is so much cool stuff about Antimony that people don't know that I would keep reading if I were you.
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Antimony Overview
Description
Hard, brittle, silvery-white semimetal.
Atomic Symbol
Sb (Antimony)
Discovery
Discovered By: Known to the ancients.
Year: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Discovered By: Known to the ancients.
Year: Unknown
Location: Unknown
State at 20 °C
Solid
Sources
Found in stibnite (Sb2S3) and in valentinite (Sb2O3).
Found in stibnite (Sb2S3) and in valentinite (Sb2O3).
Uses
It is alloyed with other metals to increase their hardness. Also in the manufacture of a few special types of semiconductor devices. Also in plastics and chemicals. A few kinds of over-the-counter cold and flu remedies use antimony compounds.
It is alloyed with other metals to increase their hardness. Also in the manufacture of a few special types of semiconductor devices. Also in plastics and chemicals. A few kinds of over-the-counter cold and flu remedies use antimony compounds.
Atomic Mass
Name Origin
Greek: anti and monos (not alone); symbol from mineral stibnite.
Greek: anti and monos (not alone); symbol from mineral stibnite.
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