Periodic Table Portfolio 

Bismuth   

• Discovered in approx 1500

• Atomic Radii: 143 pm 

• Melting Point: 271.406°C

• Boiling Point: 1564°C

 

Applications:

- alloys with other metals such as lead and tin to be used in fire detectors and extinguishers

- Bismuth mineral makeup 

-Bismuth subsalicylate in medicines like

Pepto-Bismal