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Arsenic (pronounced /ˈɑrsnɪk/ , ARS -nik ; also /ɑrˈsɛnɪk/ , ar- SEN -ik when attributive) is the chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arse...
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Arsenic has been found in Nature since Antiquity. Aristotle makes reference to sandarach (arsenic trisulfide) in the 4th century B.C. In the 1st century A.D., Pliny stated that sandarach is found in gold and silver mines and arsenic (arsenic trioxide) is composed of the same matter as sandarach.
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Dangerous Pollutants: Learn more about the history of Arsenic ... The History of Arsenic: Development of a Modern Poison ... The history of Arsenic can be used to educate on the development and usage of Arsenic as a weapon. Today precautions must be taken to protect innocent people exposed to Arsenic...
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Arsenic had been a popular way of poisoning people since the Middle Ages. Arsenic itself is not very poisonous but another form of arsenic - arsenic oxide - is extremely poisonous. ... Victorian History...
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The Element Arsenic; [Click for Isotope Data] ... History and Uses: ... 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 laser light directly from electricity.
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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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This WebElements periodic table page contains historical information for the element arsenic ... Arsenic was discovered by Known since ancient times at no data in not known. Origin of name: from the Greek word "arsenikon" meaning "yellow orpiment" ... History: meaning of name; discovery; and history of the element...
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Arsenic compounds were origionally discovered by the Chinese, Greek and Egyptian civilisations, who realised the toxic effect Arsenic Sulfide (As2S3). Arsenic compounds have been around since these ancient superpowers, however, the discovery of the element is acredited to the Alchemist, Alberus Magnus in the 13th century.
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The details of arsenic poisoning, and indeed the history of medical and social attitudes toward arsenic, are beyond the scope of this "Notebook." Suffice to say that over the years attitudes have changed.
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