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mineralogy elements Sb Antimony

Sb - Antimony - METALLOIDS

Antimony is a metallic chemical element, denoted Sb and with atomic number 51, which is part of group 15 of the periodic table of elements. It is a shiny white metal, which turns into a colorless powder when exposed to air.

The physical properties of antimony are: Density: 6.69 g/cm3, melting point: 630°C, boiling point: 1587°C and flash point: 630°C.

Antimony has interesting chemical properties such as: it is very reactive with acids, and dissolves easily in acidic solutions; it can react vigorously with halogens; and it reacts with oxygen, halogens and salts to form oxoacidic compounds.

Antimony is mainly used to make metal alloys, batteries, semiconductors and catalysts. It is also frequently used in the textile industry, chemical industry and dye industry. Antimony compounds are also used as insecticides and fungicides.
630.7°
1750°
121.76
-3
3
5
51
Sb
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p3
2
8
18
18
5
2.05
8.6084
Synthetic
Radioactive
Liquid
Gaseous
Antimony Electronic configuration diagram
Electronic configuration diagram

Name Antimony
Number 51
Atomic 121.76
Symbol Sb
Fusion 630.7
Boiling 1750
Density 6.685
Period 5
Group 15
Discovery 0 Early historic times
Abundance 0.2
Radius 1.5
Electronegativity 2.05
Ionization 8.6084
Number of isotopes 29
Electronic configuration [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p3
Oxidation states -3,3,5
Electron by energy level 2,8,18,18,5

Mineral Hardness Density
Allargentum 4.00 / 4.00 10.00
Ambrinoite 3.31
Andorite IV 3.50 / 3.50 5.00
Andorite VI 3.50 / 3.50 5.00
Andreadiniite
Antimonselite 3.50 / 3.50 5.88
Antimony 3.00 / 3.50 6.61
Anyuiite 3.50 / 3.50 13.00
Apuanite 4.00 / 5.00 5.33
Aramayoite 2.50 / 2.50 5.60
Ardaite 2.50 / 3.00 6.00
Argentotennantite 3.50 / 3.50 5.00
Argentotetrahedrite
Arsenopalladinite 4.00 / 4.00 10.40
Arsenpolybasite 3.00 / 3.00 6.18
Arsenquatrandorite
Auroantimonate 4.00 / 4.00
Aurostibite 3.00 / 3.00 9.98
Bahianite 9.00 / 9.00 4.89
Barikaite 5.34
Baumstarkite 2.50 / 2.50 5.33
Benavidesite 2.50 / 2.50 5.60
Benleonardite 3.50 / 3.50 7.00
Bernardite 2.00 / 2.00 4.50
Bernarlottiite
Berthierite 2.00 / 2.50 4.00
Biehlite 1.00 / 1.50
Billwiseite 5.00 / 5.00 6.33
Bindheimite 4.00 / 5.00 4.60
Bismutostibiconite 4.00 / 5.00 7.38
Bitikleite
Blatterite 6.00 / 6.00 4.70
Borodaevite 3.50 / 3.50 7.90
Borovskite 3.00 / 3.00 8.12
Boscardinite 3.00
Bottinoite 3.50 / 3.50 2.83
Boulangerite 2.50 / 2.50 5.70
Bournonite 3.00 / 3.00 5.70
Braithwaiteite 2.00 / 2.00 3.75
Brandholzite 2.00 / 3.00
Breithauptite 3.50 / 4.00 8.23
Brizziite 2.50 / 2.50 4.00
Byströmite 7.00 / 7.00 5.70
Camérolaite 3.10
Carducciite 2.50 / 3.00 5.56
Cervantite 4.00 / 5.00 6.40
Cesplumtantite 7.00 / 7.00 6.00
Cetineite 3.50 / 3.50 4.00
Chabournéite 3.00 / 3.50 5.10
Chalcostibite 3.50 / 3.50 4.75
Chalcothallite 2.00 / 2.50 6.60
Chapmanite 2.50 / 2.50 3.58
Chestermanite 6.00 / 6.00 3.72
Choloalite 3.00 / 3.00 6.40
Chovanite 3.00 / 3.00 6.03
Ciriottiite
Clerite 3.50 / 4.00 4.93
Clino-oscarkempffite
Clinocervantite
Colusite 3.00 / 4.00 4.20
Coquandite 3.00 / 4.00 5.00
Costibite 6.00 / 6.00 6.89
Criddleite 3.00 / 3.50 6.00
Cualstibite 2.00 / 2.00 3.18
Cuboargyrite 3.00 / 3.00 5.33
Cupropolybasite 3.00 / 3.50 6.31
Cuprostibite 4.00 / 4.00 8.42
Cyanophyllite 2.00 / 2.00 3.10
Cylindrite 2.50 / 2.50 5.40
Dadsonite 2.50 / 2.50 5.68
Dalnegroite 3.00 / 3.50
Derbylite 5.00 / 5.00 4.50
Diaphorite 2.50 / 2.50 6.00
Disulfodadsonite
Dyscrasite 3.50 / 4.00 9.40
Dzhuluite 4.71
Ecrinsite
Falkmanite 2.00 / 3.00 6.31
Famatinite 3.00 / 4.00 4.57
Ferdowsiite 2.50 / 3.00 5.30
Fettelite 3.50 / 4.00 6.29
Filipstadite 6.00 / 6.50 4.00
Fizélyite 2.00 / 2.00 5.56
Florensovite 5.00 / 5.00 4.00
Fluorcalcioroméite 5.50 / 5.50 5.11
Folvikite
Franckeite 2.50 / 2.50 5.50
Freibergite 3.50 / 4.00 4.85
Freieslebenite 2.50 / 2.50 6.20
Fülöppite 2.00 / 2.50 5.22
Gabrielite 1.50 / 2.00 5.38
Galkhaite 3.00 / 3.00 5.40
Garavellite 4.00 / 4.00 5.64
Genkinite 5.50 / 6.00 8.83
Geocronite 2.50 / 3.00 6.40
Gerstleyite 2.50 / 2.50 3.62
Getchellite 1.50 / 2.00 3.92
Geversite 4.50 / 5.00 10.97
Giessenite 2.50 / 2.50 7.45