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Arsenic Semi-
metal
Solid
Symbol: As
Atomic number: 33
Atomic mass: 74.92159
Group: Non-Metal
CAS-number: 7440-38-2
 
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Shells: 2,8,18,5
Orbitals: [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p3
Electronegativity: 2.2, 2.0
1. Ionization potential: 9.8152 eV
2. Ionization potential: 18.633 eV
3. Ionization potential: 28.351 eV
Oxidation states: 5,3,-3
Electrical conductivity: 0.0345 10^6
Melting point: 817 °C @ 28 atmos.
Boiling point: 613 °C Sublimes at
Specific heat: 0.33 J/gK
Heat of fusion: -- kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization: 34.760 kJ/mol
Thermal conductivity: 0.500 W/cmK
Atomic radius: 1.33 Å
Ionic radius: 0.58 Å ()
Covalent radius: 1.20 Å
Atomic volume: 13.1 cm³/mol
Density (293 K): 5.72 g/cm³
Crystal structure: Rhombohedral
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Isotopes

NuclideAbundance [%]MassSpinHalflifeDecay modeDecay tree
71As0715/22.72dEC,Beta+View
72As072226.0hBeta+,ECView
73As0733/280.3dECView
74As073.924217.78dEC,Beta+,Beta-View
75As10074.92163/2--stable--
76As075.922226.3hBeta-View
77As076.9213/238.8hBeta-View
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Other info

Name origin:Greek: arsenikon; Latin: arsenicum, (both names for yellow pigment)
Description:Steel-gray, brittle semi-metal.
Discovered by:Known to the ancients
Year:--
Place:Unknown
Sources:Found in mispickel (arsenopyrite).
Use(s):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.
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