Element Bismuth
It is a chemical element with the symbol Bi and atomic number 83.
It is a pentavalent post-transition metal and one of the pnictogens with chemical properties resembling its lighter homologs arsenic and antimony.
Elemental bismuth may occur naturally, although its sulfide and oxide form important commercial ores. The free element is 86% as dense as lead.
It is a brittle metal with a silvery white color when freshly produced, but surface oxidation can give it a pink tinge.
Bismuth is the most naturally diamagnetic element, and has one of the lowest values of thermal conductivity among metals.
Names and Identifiers
Chemical Formula: | Bi |
CAS: | 7440-69-9 |
Molecular Weight: | 208.98000g/mol |
EC Number : | 231-177-4 |
MDL Number: | MFCD00134033 |
Color: | lustrous reddish white |
Other Names: | n/a |
PubChem CID: | 5359367 |
IUPAC Name: | Bismuth |
Inchl: | InChI=1S/Bi |
InChI Key: | JCXGWMGPZLAOME-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Canonical SMILES: | [Bi] |
ICSC Number: | n/a |
Physical & Chemical Properties
Phase: | Solid |
Density: | 9.78g/cm³ |
Boiling Point: | 1837 K (1564 °C, 2847 °F) |
Melting Point: | 544.7 K (271.5 °C, 520.7 °F) |
Molecular Formula: | Bi |
Flash Point: | n/a |
Exact Mass: | 208.98000 |
Symbol: | |
Signal Word: | Danger |
Hazard Statements: | H228 |
Precautionary Statements: | P210-P370 + P378 |
Hazard Codes: | F:Flammable |
Risk Phrases: | R11 |
Safety Phrases: | S16-S45-S36/37/39-S26 |
RIDADR: | UN 3264 8/PG 3 |
WGK Germany: | 1 |
RTECS: | EB2600000 |
Packaging Group: | III |
Hazard Class: | 8 |
The only primordial isotope of bismuth, bismuth-209, was traditionally regarded as the heaviest stable isotope, but it had long been suspected to be unstable on theoretical grounds
Naturally occurring isotopes
Isotope | Mass/Da | Natural abundance (atom %) | Nuclear spin (I) | Magnetic moment (μ/μN) |
---|---|---|---|---|
209Bi | 208.980374 (5) | 100 | 9/2 | 4.1106 |
Radiosotope data
Isotope | Mass/Da | Half-life | Mode of decay | Nuclear spin | Nuclear magnetic moment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
205Bi | 204.97737 | 15.31 d | EC to 205Pb | 9/2 | 4.16 |
206Bi | 205.97848 | 6.243 d | EC to 206Pb | 6 | 4.60 |
207Bi | 206.97846 | 35 y | EC to 207Pb | 9/2 | 4.08 |
208Bi | 207.97973 | 3.68 x 105 y | EC to 208Pb | 5 | |
210Bi | 209.98410 | 5.01 d | β– to 210Po; α to 206Tl | 1 | -0.0445 |