Wanted Cobalt
By Nathan Kraselsky
Wanted For
Being in Magnets
Used in Jet and Gas turbines
Being used in paint and pottery (makes a deep blue color)
Being used for curing cancer in some countries.
Being used to preserve food in some countries.
AKA
The word Cobalt comes from the German word kobald which means goblin. A long time ago miners would get angry because they would find Cobalt instead of tin.
Cobalt's symbol is CO
This is Cobalts chemical symbol
This is the Bohr Diagram of Cobalt
These are the uses of cobalt
Cobalt is found in jet, wind, and gas turbines.
Also found in phone.
There are many more uses of Cobalt.
Descrption
Cobalt is a metal.
Found as Cobalt ores.
Cobalt is solid at room tempature.
Cobalt is gray, but Cobalt blue is blue.
The atomic number is 27
The atomic mass is 58.933
Is hard, but brittle.
The Discovery
Georg Brandt, a Swedish chemist, discovered Cobalt in 1735 in Sweden inside of a lab.
Georg was born on June 26, 1694 and died of prostate cancer on April 29, 1768 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Last Seen
Cobalt is found in group 9 of the Periodic Table of Elements.
Also Cobalt is found in earths crust.(The outer layer of earth)
Associates
There are many compounds and mixtures involved with Cobalt.
A chemical reaction with Cobalt is when you put in acid. When you do this the Cobalt dissolves slowly.
Is it dangerous?
Sitation
Book- Understanding the Elements of the Periodic Table: Cobalt
Website- http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/27/cobalt