Cobalt

=Cobalt= = = By: Aaron


 * Atomic Number:**27


 * Protons:** 27


 * Electrons:** 27


 * Neutrons:** 33
 * Average Atomic Mass:** 58.9332

that the ability of certain minerals to color glass blue was due to an unknown element and not bismuth, which was commonly believed at his time
 * Discovery:**George Brandit, circa 1735, maybe 1739 (Sweden) Brandit was attempting to prove that


 * Name:** In German the word //Kobold// means "goblin" or "evil spirit." This word was used by miners to describe cobalt because when cobalt is heated, it reacts and forms a gas that was sickening.


 * Uses:** Cobalt is used for many things. Such things are: Paints, varnishes, and inks for if a certain color is needed, magnets, ceramics, glassware (blue ones), it might be weird but jet engines also have cobalt too!

Co 59 would be activated in a nuclear explosion to produce Co 60. Co 60 has a radioactive half-life of 5.27 years.
 * Interesting Facts**:There are a lot of types of Cobalt such as: Cobalt 60, 59, 57, 65, 66, 67 and much much more.

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 * Sources**
 * Photo: http://giantcrystals.strahlen.org/america/cobalt3.jpg
 * Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V6ljxByu9ng
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt