Tecken | As |
Atomnummer | 33 |
Grupp | 15 (Kvävegruppen) |
Period | 4 |
Block | p |
Ämnesklass | Halvmetall |
Utseende | Metallic grey |
Färg | Silver |
Antal protoner | 33 p+ |
Antal neutroner | 42 n0 |
Antal elektroner | 33 e- |
Fas vid STP | Fast |
Densitet | 5.727 g/cm3 |
Relativ atommassa | 74.9216 u |
Smältpunkt | - |
Kokpunkt | - |
Ångbildningsvärme | 32.4 kJ/mol |
Elektronegativitet (Paulingskalan) | 2.18 |
Elektronaffinitet | 77.65 kJ/mol |
Oxidationstal | −3, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5 (a mildly acidic oxide) |
Jonisationspotential |
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Upptäckt | Middle-Eastern alchemists (815) |
Upptäckten av arsenik During the Bronze Age, arsenic was often included in bronze, which made the alloy harder (so-called "arsenical bronze"). The isolation of arsenic was described by Muslim alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan before 815 AD. Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great, 1193–1280) later isolated the element from a compound in 1250, by heating soap together with arsenic trisulfide. In 1649, Johann Schröder published two ways of preparing arsenic. Crystals of elemental (native) arsenic are found in nature, although rare. |