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5 B 10.81 u

Element 5 · Solid at room temperature

Boron

Metalloids

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B

Boron is a metalloid chemical element with symbol B and atomic number 5. Produced entirely by cosmic ray spallation and supernovae and not by stellar nucleosynthesis, it is a low-abundance element in both the Solar system and the Earth's crust. Boron is concentrated on Earth by the water-solubility of its more common naturally occurring compounds, the borate minerals.

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Atomic mass

10.81u

Density

2.08g/cm³

Melts

2349 K

Boils

4200 K

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Boron's family

Elements in the same column share their outer-electron count, so they behave alike.

Source

Discovered by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac.

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