Click on this link to the periodic table of elements. Choose one element (the one that you made with the puzzle in class) and click on it. When you go to that elements page print 1-2 pages. Read it over with a parent. Bring the page to class so you can tell everyone about your element!
Here is my element - Arsenic. It is a poison and used in making computers!
Arsenic
| Atomic Weight | 74.9216 | |
| Density | 5.727 g/cm3 | |
| Melting Point | 817 °C | |
| Boiling Point | 614 °C[note] | |
| Full technical data | ||
Arsenic was the poison of choice until its detection became easy. Combined with gallium it forms a semiconductor used in creating high-speed integrated circuits for supercomputers and cell phones.
Arsenic granules.
Small ampule of arsenic.
Source: Ethan Currens
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 March, 2009
Text Updated: 24 March, 2009
Price: Anonymous
Size: 1"
Small ampule of arsenic.
Source: Ethan Currens
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 March, 2009
Text Updated: 24 March, 2009
Price: Anonymous
Size: 1"
Purity: 99.99%
Small tin of arsenic.
I guess this tin is for when you want to carry around a bit of arsenic in your purse or whatever. Does this bother anyone? It looks pretty well-used to me, which is another thing to worry about. Oh well, at least it's empty now.
Source: eBay seller fogie1
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 28 November, 2003
Text Updated: 11 March, 2007
Price: $17.50
Size: 1.5"
Purity: 0%
Sample Group: Medical
I guess this tin is for when you want to carry around a bit of arsenic in your purse or whatever. Does this bother anyone? It looks pretty well-used to me, which is another thing to worry about. Oh well, at least it's empty now.
Source: eBay seller fogie1
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 28 November, 2003
Text Updated: 11 March, 2007
Price: $17.50
Size: 1.5"
Purity: 0%
Sample Group: Medical
