Atomic Information
Physical Characteristics
Chemical Characteristics
History
Uses
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Co
What is Cobalt's symbol?
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silver, with flecks of blue
What color is Cobalt?
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Transition metal
What is Cobalt's classification?
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George Brandt
Who discovered Cobalt?
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In high levels of arsenic, and earths crust.
Where can it be found in nature?
200
27
What is the atomic number, the number of protons, and the number of electrons?
200
hard, shiny, magnetic, and brittle
What is Cobalt's physical traits?
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2,723 degrees, and 5,198 degrees Fahrenheit
What is Cobalt's melting and boiling point?
200
Sweden
Where was Cobalt discovered?
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Paints, medicines, alloys, and pottery
What is Cobalt used for?
300
32
What is the number of neutrons in cobalt?
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solid
What is cobalt's phase at room temperature?
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positive
What type of ion does Cobalt form?
300
between 1735 and 1739
When was cobalt discovered?
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In jewelry, trace elements in your body, and meteors
Where is cobalt found?
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58.9332 amu
What is Cobalt's Atomic Mass?
400
hexagonal
What type of crystal structure is Cobalt?
400
it forms many compounds
How is cobalt active chemically?
400
From the German word Kobalt (evil spirit). Mining for it was difficult, and damaging to the health of the miners.
How did The word for Cobalt originate?
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$95.25 per pound (pure)
How much does this element cost per pound?
500
Co-59
What is the most common isotope of Cobalt?
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moderately
How malleable is cobalt?
500
+2, and +3
What are the most common oxidation numbers?
500
To color ceramics, glasses, and glazes blue.
What was cobalt's earliest uses?
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A coloring agent
What did the Egyptians use cobalt for?
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