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It comes from environmental
causes.
Contaminated air, food, and
water can all be the source of
Arsenic Ingestion.
It is very brittle and crystalline;
arsenic sublimates (changes
directly from a solid to a gas)
when heated.
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The atomic number is 33 and the atomic mass
is 74.9216
Numbers of protons/electrons is 33
The element group is the nitrogen Group
Number Neutrons are 42
Boiling point is 603.0 Celsius and the melting
point is 817 Celsius.
Common isotopes are As-75
Density is 5.72 g/cm3
Most abundant physical state: Solid
(Metalloid solid)
The symbol is AS
Arsenic is released into the air by volcanoes
and is a natural contaminant of some
deep-water wells.
 The toxicity of an arsenic-containing
compound depends on its valence state,
and the physical aspects governing its
absorption and elimination.
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 Arsenic accumulates in the liver, spleen,
kidneys, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract.
 Odor
of element is garlic.
 No one knows when Arsenic was
discovered and they leave it to the
ancients.
 Arsenic have been used to make rat
poison and some insecticides.
 Gallium arsenide (GaAs) can produce
laser light directly from electricity.
Albert Magnus/ Ancients
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also known as Saint
Albert the Great and
Albert of Cologne,
was a Dominican
friar and bishop who
achieved fame for
his comprehensive
knowledge of and
advocacy for the
peaceful
coexistence of
Science and religion.
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They leave it to the
ancients because it
was made along
time ago.
More information
# of valence Electrons: 4s2p3
 Electron configuration:
1s22s2p63s2p6d104s2p3
 Element group: Pnictogen
 Element period: 4
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Cont.
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Arsenic get its name
from a word for the
yellow pigment now
known as orpiment.
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The element
naturally occur on
the earth’s surface
Interesting Facts:
Common uses of element is textile
fabrics, wallpaper, and poisons
 Arsenic is neither a metal or an nonmetal
so thy call it metalloids.
 It costs $320 per 100 g.
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“Arsenic”
http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/arsenic.htm#Uses
web. February 27, 2009
Jefferson Lab http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele033.htmlweb
feb.
The mineral native arsenic
http://www.galleries.com/minerals/elements/arsenic/arsenic.htm
1995-2010