Chemical Symbol As (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the As element?

The answer is Arsenic, whose symbol is As, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Arsenic Overview

Chemical Symbol

As (Arsenic)

Uses

Many of its compounds are deadly poison and used as weed killer and rat poison. Conducts electricity. Used in semiconductors. Some compounds, called arsenides, are used in the manufacture of paints, wallpapers, and ceramics.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Description

Steel-gray, brittle semi-metal.

Name Origin

Greek: arsenikon; Latin: arsenicum, (both names for yellow pigment).

Sources

Found in mispickel (arsenopyrite)

Atomic Number

33

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

74,92159

Discovery

Discovered By: Known to the ancients.

Year: Unknown

Location: Unknown

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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