1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
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- Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
- It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
Claude François Geoffroy
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %7 * 10-8 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.6 Abundance In Sun
~0.00000005 %~0.000006 %
1E-08
0.1
1.5.4 Abundance In Meteorites
1.5.8 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.6.3 Abundance In Oceans
1.6.6 Abundance In Humans