WANTED
BORON WANTED
Wanted for:
-being toxic- especially to arthropods
-causing hormonal imbalances
-causing hair loss
-being bad for kidneys, stomach, lungs, bones, liver, heart, brain, fatty tissue, reproductive glands, etc. (high amounts.)
-causing kidney disease
-causing weakness
-causing headaches
-causing peeling
-causing convulsions
-causing irritability
-causing tremors
-causing depression
-being difficult for kidneys to flush out
-accumulating in body parts
-being toxic to some fish
-affecting the development of some fetuses
-being essential to life
-being essential plant nutrients
-being required to maintain a cell wall
-being in all food products produced b plants
-helping arthritis and osteoporosis
-reducing menopausal symptoms
-improving ability to absorb calcium and magnesium
-preventing some allergic conditions
-strengthening bones
-being used in detergents and other house hold items
-being found in water
-being in cosmetics
-being used to make alloys
-being used to make green fireworks
-being used as a rocket flare ignitor
Bohr Diagram
Green Firework
Boron Supplement
Description
Atomic Mass: 10.811
Atomic Number: 5
Metalloid
Phase at Room Temperature: Solid
Arresting Officers & Report of First Arrest
It was also discovered independently by Sir Humphry Davy. He was a thirty year old English chemist. He found boron in the UK. It was discovered by separating it from it's compounds with the reaction of boric acid.
Last Seen
Period 2
Spotted in Turkey, California, Iran, Chile, and Argentina
Aliases
-Borax
-Boraces
-B
-Named by Persian scientist
-Comes from Arabic word buraq meaning the material borax
Known Associates
Boron trifluoride: BF3
Boron trichloride: BCl3: B2O3+ 3C+ 3Cl2= 2BCl3+ 3CO
Diboran Trioxide: B2O3
-Very reactive with halogens
-Crystalline Boron is not very reactive with acids
-Amorphus Boron reacts slowly with acids.
WARNING!
Boron in nature is not found in it's pure form, but
with halogen compounds such as Boron trifluorine, boron is very reactive and unstable.
It can be dangerous!
Bibliography
Websites:
"Boron." World of Scientific Discovery, 2007. Web. 22 Sept. 2015.
"Boron." World of Chemistry, 2000. Web. 22 Sept. 2015.
Picture: "Boron Picture." Web. 22 Sept. 2015.