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The Element Arsenic - Basic Physical and Historical Information ... The Element Arsenic; [Click for Isotope Data] ... Arsenic and its compounds are poisonous. They have been used to make rat poison and some insecticides. Small amounts of arsenic are added to germanium to make transistors. Gallium arsenide (GaAs) can produce...
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Arsenic – Discovery, Occurrence, Production, Properties and Applications of Arsenic ... While arsenic has been in use since ancient times, in applications such as the hardening of bronze, its discovery has been attributed to Albertus Magnus in 1250AD. He isolated arsenic when he heated soap and orpiment (arsenic trisulphide, As2S3).
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Credit for the actual discovery of arsenic often goes to alchemist Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus, 1193-1280). He heated a common compound of arsenic, orpiment (As 2 S 3 ), with soap. Nearly pure arsenic was formed in the process.
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Arsenic is a known poison that is carefully monitored, but regulations might not be as strict as they should be, suggests new research. ... Discovery News > Human News > Arsenic in Seafood May Pose Health Ris...
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Brief description: elemental arsenic occurs in two solid modifications: yellow, and grey or metallic, with specific gravities of 1.97, and 5.73, respectively. The element is a steel grey, very brittle, crystalline, semimetallic (metalloid) solid. ... History: meaning of name; discovery; and history of the element...
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Aug. 14, 2008 -- A deadly toxin, arsenic is known for its ability to end life. But new organisms found floating in Mono Lake in California depend on the poison to survive, even using it along with sunlight to make food through photosynthesis. ... Michael Reilly, Discovery News...
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July 29, 2009 -- International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. ... More Discovery News...
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The emerging field of proteomics presents an attractive opportunity for candidate biomarker discovery, ... This article presents a case study for measuring arsenic concentrations in a population residing in an As-endemic region of Bangladesh using plasma protein expressions measured by SELDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
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Arsenic: common name for Arsenic Trioxide, a highly poisonous powder white substance. ... Arsenic and fly paper. ... Arsenic and growth promoters.
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