Arsenic By Calista Smith by Calista Smith

Who Discovered It?

203573 — 2015-09-08 17:52:40 UTC

Albertus Magnus around 1250

http://goo.gl/yIsd6b

How did it get its name?

203573 — 2015-09-08 17:56:46 UTC

Arsenic got its name from the Persian word for the yellow pigment now known as orpiment.

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele033.html

Characteristics?

203573 — 2015-09-08 18:05:11 UTC

Arsenic can appear in three different colors: yellow, black, and gray. Stable arsenic is a silvery gray, brittle crystal which tarnishes rapidly in air and it's yellow form is the most unstable and tox. When arsenic burns, it forms a white cloud of arsenic trioxide.

http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/as.htm

Harmful arsenic usage

203573 — 2015-09-11 14:00:31 UTC

Arsenic is very much used for good and evil but is most commonly known for its poisonous attributes. Arsenic poisoning (or arsenicoisis) is a very serious issue that can cause a painful death by affecting the skin, liver, lungs and kidneys. The final stage of the poisoning causes the victim to suffer from seizures leading to coma or death.

http://goo.gl/d2kmqe

Intersting Facts

203573 — 2015-09-11 14:20:17 UTC

Arsenic is added to the feed of live-stoke to make them gain weight and prevent disease.

Arsenic's toxicity can actually be used to fight fungus, bacteria, and insects to save the wood in forests.

http://goo.gl/5XTH0B

Helpful arsenic usage

203573 — 2015-09-11 14:30:14 UTC

Arsenic can be used as a therapeutic agent in the medical field, treating diseases such as cancer and syphilis. Arsenic was at one point the best way to treat cancer, beating Lukimia until radiation theropy came along.

http://goo.gl/k98ifu

How did it get its symbol?

203573 — 2015-09-11 17:07:04 UTC

Its symbol (As) comes from the Latin word arsenikon (meaning "potent") and the Arabic word Az-zernikh.

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele033.html

Where was it found?

203573 — 2015-09-11 17:07:21 UTC

The element was founded in Lauingen, Germany around 1250 AD by Albertus Magnus

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele033.html