Write An Essay On Bismuth And Pnictogen

Bismuth has been around since even ancient times. It’s usually confused with tin or lead which is why it hadn't been differed from the two till 1753. Claude François Geffroy, a Younger, is the one who had discovered this. Bismuth’s symbol is Bi and comes from the German word for white pass. Bismuth is a solid, silvery, soft metal with either a yellowish or pinkish tint and can be found in the earth's crust. This element is rare and has an estimated crustal abundance of 8.5×10-3 milligrams per kilogram and an estimated oceanic abundance of 2×10-5 milligrams per liter.

Bismuth is located on period 6 of the Periodic Table and is in group number 15, the Pnictogens and has 5 valence electrons. Other elements in this family include nitrogen, antimony, arsenic, phosphorus, and ununpentium. All of these elements share a similar electron configuration pattern. Bismuth is used medicine, such as Pepto Bismol (hence the name), cosmetics, and is usually mixed with other metals for many other uses. Bismuth (and its salts) isn't a very toxic metal in the environment but if swallowed could induce to very mild kidney and liver damage. There isn't a very big impact without Bismuth because in a way it could be gone around the insubstantial of this element. …show more content…
The only thing I could really say negative about bismuth is that it helps to make up Pepto Bismol which I honestly can't stand the taste