Periodic Table Portfolio 

Arsenic  

• Discovered in approx 1250 by Albertus Magnus

• Atomic Radii: 114 pm

• Melting Point: Sublimes at 616°C

• Boiling Point: Sublimes at 616°C

 

Applications:

- wood preservation and insecticides

- Galium arsenide in LEDs

- toxic and overexposure may lead to arsenic poisoning so has minimal uses