| Sb | Antimony | Atomic number : 51 Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 112.760 |
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| P H Y S I C A L D A T A | |
| Group 15 metal Density / kg m-3 : 6691 [293 K]; 6443 [liquid at m.p.] |
Melting point / K : 903.89 Boiling point / K : 1908 |
| D I S C O V E R Y | |
| Probably known to the ancients and certainly to the alchemists. |
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| G E O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
| Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 10 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 0.2 Residence time / years : c. 3.5 × 105 Classification : accumulating Oxidation state : III |
Seawater / p.p.m. : c. 3 × 10-4 |
| B I O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
| Level in humans Blood / mg dm-3 : 0.0033 Bone / p.p.m. : 0.01 - 0.6 Liver / p.p.m. : 0.011 - 0.42 Muscle / p.p.m. : 0.042 - 0.191 |
Daily dietary intake : 0.002 - 1.3 mg Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : 2 mg |
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