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Properties of substance:

bismuth

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

hexagonal metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Bi

Structural formula as text:

Bi

Molar/atomic mass: 208.98

Melting point (°C):

271.4

Boiling point (°C):

1552

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

ammonia liquid : insoluble [Ref.]
bismuth tribromide: 38 (294°C) [Ref.]
bismuth trichloride: 36 (320°C) [Ref.]
bismuth triiodide: 24.6 (336°C) [Ref.]
gallium: practically insoluble (30°C) [Ref.]
mercury: 1.42 (18°C) [Ref.]
mercury: miscible (267°C) [Ref.]
water: insoluble [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Hardness on the Mohs’ scale: 2.5

Density:

9.8 (20°C, g/cm3)
10.27 (271°C, g/cm3)
10.03 (300°C, g/cm3)
9.91 (400°C, g/cm3)
9.66 (600°C, g/cm3)
9.2 (962°C, g/cm3)

Half-life:

18483Bi = 6.6 ms ()
184m83Bi = 13 ms ()
18583Bi = 2 ms (about) ()
185m83Bi = 49 μs (p (85%), α (15%))
18683Bi = 14.8 ms (α (about 100%))
186m83Bi = 9.8 ms (α (about 100%))
18783Bi = 37 ms (α (100%))
187m83Bi = 320 μs (α (> 50%))
187n83Bi = 7 μs (internal transition (100%))
18883Bi = 44 ms ()
188m83Bi = 220 ms ()
18983Bi = 658 ms (α (about 100%))
19083Bi = 6.3 s (α (77%))
19183Bi = 11.7 s (α (51%))
19283Bi = 34.6 s (β+ (88%), α (12%))
19383Bi = 63.6 s ()
19483Bi = 95 s (β+ (about 100%), α (0.46%))
19583Bi = 183 s (β+ (about 100%), α (0.03%))
19683Bi = 5.1 min (β+ (about 100%), α (0.00115%))
19783Bi = 9.33 min (β+ (100%))
19883Bi = 10.3 min (β+ (100%))
19983Bi = 27 min (β+ (100%))
20083Bi = 36.4 min (β+ (100%))
20183Bi = 103 min (β+ (100%))
20283Bi = 1.72 h (β+ (100%))
20383Bi = 11.76 h (β+ (100%))
20483Bi = 11.22 h (β+ (100%))
20583Bi = 15.31 d (β+ (100%))
20683Bi = 6.243 d (β+ (100%))
20783Bi = 31.20 y (β+ (100%))
20883Bi = 368 000 y (β+ (100%))
20983Bi = 1.9 · 1019 y (α (100%); mass excess -18258,5 keV (isotopic abundance 100%))
21083Bi = 5.012 d (β- (100%), α (0.000132%))
21183Bi = 2.14 min (α (about 100%), β- (0.276%))
21283Bi = 60.55 min (β- (64.06%), α (35.94%), β-α (0.014%))
21383Bi = 45.61 min (β- (97.91%), α (2.09%))
21483Bi = 19.9 min (β- (about 100%), α (0.021%), β-α (0.003%))
21583Bi = 7.6 min (β- (100%))
21683Bi = 2.25 min (β- (about 100%))
21783Bi = 98.5 s (β- (100%))
21883Bi = 33 s (β- (100%))
21983Bi = 8.7 s (β- (100%))
22083Bi = 9.5 s (β- (100%))

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.01 (487°C)
0.1 (614°C)
1 (767°C)
10 (947°C)
100 (1144°C)

Electrode potential:

Bi3+ + 3e- → Bi, E = 0.215 V (water, 25°C)

Viscosity (mPa·s):

1.66 (304°C)
1.27 (461°C)
1 (600°C)

Surface tension (mN/m):

388 (300°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

56.9 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

26 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

11.05

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

177

LD50 (mg/kg):

5000 (rats, oral)

References:

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