ARSENIC

ARSENIC

• Atomic # - 33
• Atomic symbol - As
• Atomic mass - 74.992
• P - 33 E - 33 N - 42
• [Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p3

ARSENIC

• Discovered in 4th century BC
• Discovered and produced by the Greek philosopher Aristotle
• ARSENIC can be found in soil, and volcanoes.
• ARSENIC is also made out of fossil fuels

ARSENIC

• Metalloid
• Gray - Black
• Solid
• Density - 5.776 g/cm3

ARSENIC

• Used in wood preservation
• Used in insecticides
• A semiconductor in laser diodes
• Necessary to our physiology
• Obtained as a by-product of gold, and silver

ARSENIC

• Valence electrons - 5
• Group - 15
• Period - 4