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= Antimony =
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Antimony is a chemical element with symbol Sb ( from Latin : stibium ) and atomic number 51 . A lustrous gray metalloid , it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite ( Sb2S3 ) . Antimony compounds have been known since ancient times and were used for cosmetics ; metallic antimony was also known , but it was erroneously identified as lead upon its discovery . In the West , it was first isolated by Vannoccio Biringuccio and described in 1540 , although in primitive cultures its powder has been used to cure eye ailments , as also for eye shadow , since time immemorial , and is often referred to by its Arabic name , kohl .
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For some time , China has been the largest producer of antimony and its compounds , with most production coming from the <unk> Mine in Hunan . The industrial methods to produce antimony are roasting and reduction using carbon or direct reduction of stibnite with iron .
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The largest applications for metallic antimony are as alloying material for lead and tin and for lead antimony plates in lead β acid batteries . Alloying lead and tin with antimony improves the properties of the alloys which are used in solders , bullets and plain bearings . Antimony compounds are prominent additives for chlorine and bromine @-@ containing fire retardants found in many commercial and domestic products . An emerging application is the use of antimony in microelectronics .
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= = = Properties = = =
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Antimony is in the nitrogen group ( group 15 ) and has an electronegativity of 2 @.@ 05 . As expected from periodic trends , it is more electronegative than tin or bismuth , and less electronegative than tellurium or arsenic . Antimony is stable in air at room temperature , but reacts with oxygen if heated , to form antimony trioxide , Sb2O3 .
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Antimony is a silvery , lustrous gray metalloid that has a Mohs scale hardness of 3 . Thus pure antimony is too soft to make hard objects ; coins made of antimony were issued in China 's Guizhou province in 1931 , but because of their rapid wear , their minting was discontinued . Antimony is resistant to attack by acids .
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Four allotropes of antimony are known : a stable metallic form and three metastable forms ( explosive , black and yellow ) . Elemental antimony is a brittle , silver @-@ white shiny metalloid . When slowly cooled , molten antimony crystallizes in a trigonal cell , isomorphic with the gray allotrope of arsenic . A rare explosive form of antimony can be formed from the electrolysis of antimony trichloride . When scratched with a sharp implement , an exothermic reaction occurs and white fumes are given off as metallic antimony is formed ; when rubbed with a pestle in a mortar , a strong detonation occurs . Black antimony is formed upon rapid cooling of vapor derived from metallic antimony . It has the same crystal structure as red phosphorus and black arsenic , it oxidizes in air and may ignite spontaneously . At 100 Β° C , it gradually transforms into the stable form . The yellow allotrope of antimony is the most unstable . It has only been generated by oxidation of stibine ( SbH3 ) at β 90 Β° C. Above this temperature and in ambient light , this metastable allotrope transforms into the more stable black allotrope .
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Elemental antimony adopts a layered structure ( space group <unk> No. 166 ) in which layers consist of fused ruffled six @-@ membered rings . The nearest and next @-@ nearest neighbors form an irregular octahedral complex , with the three atoms in the same double layer being slightly closer than the three atoms in the next . This relatively close packing leads to a high density of 6 @.@ 697 g / cm3 , but the weak bonding between the layers leads to the low hardness and brittleness of antimony .
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Antimony has two stable isotopes : <unk> with a natural abundance of 57 @.@ 36 % and <unk> with a natural abundance of 42 @.@ 64 % . It also has 35 radioisotopes , of which the longest @-@ lived is <unk> with a half @-@ life of 2 @.@ 75 years . In addition , 29 metastable states have been characterized . The most stable of these is <unk> with a half @-@ life of 5 @.@ 76 days . Isotopes that are lighter than the stable <unk> tend to decay by Ξ² + decay , and those that are heavier tend to decay by Ξ² β decay , with some exceptions .
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The abundance of antimony in the Earth 's crust is estimated at 0 @.@ 2 to 0 @.@ 5 parts per million , comparable to thallium at 0 @.@ 5 parts per million and silver at 0 @.@ 07 ppm . Even though this element is not abundant , it is found in over 100 mineral species . Antimony is sometimes found natively ( e.g. on Antimony Peak ) , but more frequently it is found in the sulfide stibnite ( Sb2S3 ) which is the predominant ore mineral .
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Antimony compounds are often classified according to their oxidation state : Sb ( III ) and Sb ( V ) . The + 5 oxidation state is more stable .
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Antimony trioxide ( Sb
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4O
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6 ) is formed when antimony is burnt in air . In the gas phase , this compound exists as Sb
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4O
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6 , but it polymerizes upon condensing . Antimony pentoxide ( Sb
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4O
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10 ) can only be formed by oxidation by concentrated nitric acid . Antimony also forms a mixed @-@ valence oxide , antimony tetroxide ( Sb
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2O
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4 ) , which features both Sb ( III ) and Sb ( V ) . Unlike oxides of phosphorus and arsenic , these various oxides are amphoteric , do not form well @-@ defined <unk> and react with acids to form antimony salts .
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<unk> acid Sb ( OH )
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3 is unknown , but the conjugate base sodium <unk> ( [ Na
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<unk>
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3 ]
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4 ) forms upon fusing sodium oxide and Sb
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4O
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6 . Transition metal <unk> are also known . <unk> acid exists only as the hydrate <unk> ( OH )
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6 , forming salts containing the <unk> anion Sb ( OH ) β
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6 . <unk> metal salts containing this anion yields mixed oxides .
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Many antimony ores are sulfides , including stibnite ( Sb
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2S
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3 ) , <unk> ( Ag
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<unk>
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3 ) , <unk> , <unk> , and <unk> . Antimony <unk> is non @-@ stoichiometric and features antimony in the + 3 oxidation state and S @-@ S bonds . Several <unk> are known , such as [ Sb
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6S
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10 ] 2 β and [ Sb
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8S
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13 ] 2 β .
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Antimony forms two series of halides : <unk>
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3 and <unk>
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5 . The trihalides SbF
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3 , SbCl
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3 , <unk>
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3 , and <unk>
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3 are all molecular compounds having trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry .
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The trifluoride SbF
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