Arsenic
Phosphorus (P), (As), antimony (Sb), and bismuth (Bi) form a group of four elements in Group 5A of the periodic table. They exhibit increasing metallic properties going down the group. Nitrogen (N), which heads the group, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. Phosphorus is a highly reactive nonmetal, and antimony are poisonous metalloids, and bismuth is a true metal. Because of the arrangement of the outer electrons in their atoms, each of these elements can form up to five chemical bonds with other elements or groups of elements. has an atomic number 33, atomic mass is 74.9216, and it sublimes (passes directly into a vapor without melting) at 613� C.
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the mineral arsenopyrite is heated and decomposes with the liberation of gas. The gas can be condensed on a cold surface. Metallic was first produced in the 17th century by heating with potash and soap.
General Properties
is very similar to antimony and bismuth. It exists in bright, metallic forms that are stable in air. It is found free in nature or in combination with other elements, usually sulfur. It is most often used to improve the strength and hardness of alloys, which are combinations of metals. is a gray, shiny metalloid, which is a moderately good conductor of heat and electricity, but gray is brittle and breaks easily. This is the ordinary, stable form of the element. There are two other allotropes (solid forms)--yellow and black , whose modifications have no metallic properties. Occasionally found free in nature, usually occurs in combination with sulfur, oxygen or certain metals like cobalt, copper, nickel, iron, silver, and tin. In combination, such is ...
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