ARSENIC

BASIC INFORMATION

• Name:Arsenic
• Symbol:As
• Atomic Number:33
• Atomic Mass:74.92160
• Group:15

CONTINUaTION

• Group Name:Pnictogen
• Period:4
• Color:metallic grey
• Standard state of matter:solid at 298k
• Classification:semi metallic

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

• Known since ancient times
• Discovered in 1250 A.D
• Discovered in early Chinese, Greek, and Egyptian civilization
• The name originates from Greece
• It means yellow orpiment

WHAT IT'S USED FOR

• It's used for cosmetics or beautification
• Some of its traces are in rice but mostly brown rice.
• Most people use it to get rid of vermin or they might use it to get rid of someone
• ...scary huh
• It was used for medical uses too...hhmmmm wonder how that turned out