My Questions: Where is bismuth found?

What is bismuth used for? 

What temperature does bismuth melt at?

How do you make bismuth crystals?

Where does bismuth originate?

Is bismuth reactive?

Information: Bismuth is a silvery-pink tinted metal with the atomic number of 83, it was discovered in approximately 1500. atomic number= 83 Atomic symbol= Bi Atomic weight= 208.98040 Density: 9.79 grams per cubic centimeter Melting point: 520.53 degrees Fahrenheit Boiling point: 1,564 F Form at room temperature: solid

Element history

In 1753, French chemist Claude Geoffroy the Younger discovered bismuth.

If precisely 100 grams of bismuth had been on earth at the beginning of the universe 14 billion years ago, about 99.9999999 grams of it would still be around today.

Element features

• Compared to other metals, bismuth resists being magnetized and is repelled by a magnetic field the most.
• It has a very low thermal conductivity, lower than any other metal except mercury.
• Bismuth burns with a blue flame and clouds of yellow oxide when heated.
• Bismuth crystals are easy to make at home.

Reflection: 1) What questions did you need to research your topic? Well first i had to ask ‘what is bismuth?’ after that the questions became more specific like ‘at what temperature does bismuth boil?’.

2) What new or familiar digital tools did you try to use as you worked through this project? I was using goggle but not finding specifics or ‘interesting’ facts. but i remembered a video i saw before witch i had found really interesting. NileRed’s video called ‘Making metal cyristals from pepto-bisol’ reminded me that pepto bismol contained bismuth.

3) What was the process you used to investigate this topic? first i looked up my element and read through some articles, after that i stared compiling it into a document.

4) How did you verify and cite the information you found? for me i saw patterns in what the sites were saying, after awhile sites started saying the same thing.

5) How did the process of completing this challenge go? What could you have done better? The process of this project was fun for me! i was interested in bismuth so learning about it was fun for me. I feel that if i had started this sooner i could have put a lot more effort into it.

Sources

“Bismuth.” Chemicool Periodic Table. Chemicool.com. 15 Oct. 2012. Web. 9/30/2019

<https://www.chemicool.com/elements/bismuth.html&gt;.

“Facts about Bismuth”  livescience.com November 21^st 2017 <https://www.livescience.com/39451-bismuth.html>.

https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/83/bismuth