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Antimony   

  • Discovered in approx 1600BC

  • Atomic Radii: 133 pm

  • Melting Point: 630.628°C

  • Boiling Point: 1587°C

 

Applications:

- used to make flame-retardant materials, paints, enamels, glass and pottery

- used in the electronics industry to make some semiconductor devices

- Antimony sulfide once used in mascara for Ancient Egyptians 

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