Bismuth Element (Periodic Table)

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Bismuth

Bismuth (Bi) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the group 15 and the period 6, and has the atomic number 83. It is a brittle, silvery-pink post transition metal, whose name comes from the German word “wissmuth”, which means white mass. It is a member of the pnictogen group.

group
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
period
1
 1
H
 2
He
2
 3
Li
 4
Be
 5
B
 6
C
 7
N
 8
O
 9
F
 10
Ne
3
 11
Na
 12
Mg
 13
Al
 14
Si
 15
P
 16
S
 17
Cl
 18
Ar
4
 19
K
 20
Ca
 21
Sc
 22
Ti
 23
V
 24
Cr
 25
Mn
 26
Fe
 27
Co
 28
Ni
 29
Cu
 30
Zn
 31
Ga
 32
Ge
 33
As
 34
Se
 35
Br
 36
Kr
5
 37
Rb
 38
Sr
 39
Y
 40
Zr
 41
Nb
 42
Mo
 43
Tc
 44
Ru
 45
Rh
 46
Pd
 47
Ag
 48
Cd
 49
In
 50
Sn
 51
Sb
 52
Te
 53
I
 54
Xe
6
 55
Cs
 56
Ba
 72
Hf
 73
Ta
 74
W
 75
Re
 76
Os
 77
Ir
 78
Pt
 79
Au
 80
Hg
 81
Tl
 82
Pb
 83
Bi
 84
Po
 85
At
 86
Rn
7
 87
Fr
 88
Ra
 104
Rf
 105
Db
 106
Sg
 107
Bh
 108
Hs
 109
Mt
 110
Ds
 111
Rg
 112
Cn
 113
Nh
 114
Fl
 115
Mc
 116
Lv
 117
Ts
 118
Og
57
La
 58
Ce
 59
Pr
 60
Nd
 61
Pm
 62
Sm
 63
Eu
 64
Gd
 65
Tb
 66
Dy
 67
Ho
 68
Er
 69
Tm
 70
Yb
 71
Lu
89
Ac
 90
Th
 91
Pa
 92
U
 93
Np
 94
Pu
 95
Am
 96
Cm
 97
Bk
 98
Cf
 99
Es
 100
Fm
 101
Md
 102
No
 103
Lr
– p block

FAQs on Bismuth Element

Bismuth
‣ What does bismuth look like?

Appearance: lustrous brownish silver
‣ When was bismuth discovered and by whom?

Discovery: Arabic alchemists (before AD 1000)
‣ Where is bismuth located on the periodic table?

Bismuth Periodic Table

Location: Bismuth is found in the sixth row of the periodic table below the antimony element.
‣ What is the atomic number of bismuth?

Atomic number (Z): 83
‣ What is the symbol of bismuth?

Symbol: Bi
‣ Bismuth atomic weight: 208.98040
‣ What block does bismuth belong to?

Block: p-block
‣ What is the group number of the element bismuth?

Group: 15 (pnictogens)
‣ What period is bismuth in on the periodic table?

Period: 6
‣ Bismuth atomic radius: empirical: 156 pm
‣ Bismuth covalent radius: 148±4 pm
‣ Bismuth Van der Waals radius: 207 pm
‣ What is bismuth’s melting point?

Melting point: 544.7 K (271.5 °C, 520.7 °F)
‣ What is the boiling point of bismuth?

Boiling point: 1837 K (1564 °C, 2847 °F)
‣ How many electron shells does bismuth have?

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 5
‣ What is the electron configuration for bismuth?

Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3
‣ What is the ionization energy of bismuth?

Ionization energies:
1st: 703 kJ/mol
2nd: 1610 kJ/mol
3rd: 2466 kJ/mol
‣ What is the phase of bismuth?

Phase (at r.t): solid
‣ What is bismuth’s density?

Density (near r.t): 9.78 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p): 10.05 g/cm3
‣ Bismuth magnetic ordering: diamagnetic
‣ Bismuth natural occurrence: primordial
‣ Bismuth oxidation state: +3
‣ What’s the electronegativity of bismuth?

Electronegativity: Pauling scale: 2.02
‣ Bismuth poisson’s ratio: 0.33
‣ Bismuth heat of fusion: 11.30 kJ/mol
‣ Bismuth heat of vaporization: 179 kJ/mol
‣ Bismuth molar heat capacity: 25.52 J/(mol K)
‣ Bismuth molar magnetic susceptibility: -280.1 × 10-6 cm3/mol
‣ Speed of sound in bismuth: 1790 m/s (at 20 °C)
‣ What is the crystal structure of bismuth?

Crystal structure: rhombohedral
‣ Thermal expansion of bismuth: 13.4 µm/(m.K) (at 25 °C)
‣ Thermal conductivity of bismuth: 7.97 W/(m.K)
‣ Bismuth electrical resistivity: 1.29 nΩ.m (at 20 °C)
‣ What is the hardness of bismuth?

Mohs hardness: 2.25
Brinell hardness: 70-95 MPa
‣ Young’s modulus of bismuth: 32 GPa
‣ Shear modulus of bismuth: 12 GPa
‣ Bulk modulus of bismuth: 31 GPa
‣ Bismuth CAS number: 7440-69-9

‣ Bismuth vapor pressure

Vapor pressure
P (Pa)1101001 k10 k100 k
at T (K)94110411165132515381835

‣ How many isotopes does bismuth have?

Main isotopes of bismuth
IsotopeAbundanceHalf-life (t1/2)Decay modeProduct
207Bisyn31.55 yβ+207Pb
208Bisyn3.68 × 105 yβ+208Pb
209Bi100 %2.01 × 1019 yα205Tl
210Bitrace5.012 dβ–
α		210Po
206Tl
210Bisyn3.04 × 106 yIT
α		210Bi
206Tl

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