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

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

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

Boron Overview

Chemical Symbol

B (Boron)

Uses

Used with titanium & tungsten to make heat resistant alloys for jets & rockets.

State at 20 °C

solid

Description

Hard, brittle, lustrous black semimetal. Exists in the earth's crust at an average proportion of about 10 parts per million.

Name Origin

From Arabic and Persian words for borax.

Sources

Obtained from kernite, a kind of borax (Na2B4O7.10H2O). High purity boron is produced by electrolysis of molten potassium fluroborate and potassium chloride (KCl).

Atomic Number

5

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

10,811

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir H. Davy, J.L. Gay-Lussac, L.J. Thénard

Year: 1808

Location: England/France

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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