Monday, November 11, 2019

Boron



Located at Group 13 and Period 2 of the Periodic Table is the element used in supplements to grow bones

Element name:Boron

Element Latin name: Borex

Atomic Mass :10.811 u

Isolator : cosmic ray spallation and supernovae

Density :2.37
Type :non metallic
Electrons per shell :1,2

History : Boron minerals (often referred to as borates), however, had already been used by humans for centuries. The first recorded use of borax (naturally occurring sodium borate) was by Arabian goldsmiths who applied the compound as a flux to purify gold and silver in the 8th century A.D.
Discoverer: Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac and Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac

These are located in arid regions of Turkey and the USA
and also in Argentina, Chile, Russia, China, and Peru.
Element:crystal
Mass:10.811
Type: non metal 
Chemical properties

  • Elemental boron transmits portions of infrared light

  • it is a poor electrical conductor
  • it is a good conductor at high temperatures

Boron-1
                                    : Proton :5                     
Boron - 11
                                    : Electrons :5
                                    : Neutrons :10

( Half life : Stable)

Boron- 2                     : Proton :5
                                   : Electrons :5
                                   : Neutrons :11
( Half life : Stable)

Boron-3                     :Proton:5
                                  :Electron:5
                                  :Neutrons:12
(Half life: 20.1 ms ) 

  
Physical properties:

  • Melting point 2079°C
  • Boiling point`2550°C
  • gravity of crystalline boron is 2.34

Fun fact:


  • Image result for boron
    How Boron looks like
    Boron is an essential nutrient for all green plants

  • Boron in its crystalline form is very unreactive

  • Boron has the ability of transmitting portions of IR or Infrared light

Uses:


  • Boron supplements are used as medicines to treat painful menstruation
  • Its compound, sodium borate or borax is used in making eye drops
  • boron 10 is used in the control rods of nuclear reactors
 
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