Arsenic

=Arsenic= By: Olivia


 * Atomic Number:** 33


 * Protons:** 33


 * Electrons:** 33.

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 * Neutrons:** 42
 * Average Atomic Mass: 74.92160**


 * Discovery:** Arsenic has been around since ancient times,but however it was Albert Magnus who identified arsenic in 1250.Albert Magnus was a German scientist. Albert Mangnus(also know as Albert the Great) lived between 1193-1280. He identified arsenic by heating soap with arsenic trisulfide.
 * Name:** Arsenic got it's name from the Greek word: Arsenikon meaning yellow orpiment.The English got the word arsenic from the Latin word: arsenicum and the Old French word: arsenic.

(AsS).It is found also in pesticides,herbicides,and insecticides.Also it is used in strengthening lead and copper alloys.
 * Uses:** Arsenic is used in medication, rat poison, artist's pigment, and was used as chicken feed for human consumption.Arsenic is found mostly combined in metals and sulfer


 * Interesting Facts**: Arsenic was used in paint for Victorian houses.It was called Paris green and it killed a couple of people that had their rooms painted in that color.But the trouble was that in England it was damp.So mold grew on the walls and converted the arsenic into a deadly gas.People still can get arsenic poisoning from arsenic in ground water.Arsenic is also called the King of Poisons. It was used as a murder weapon but it came a victim of it's own success.

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