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Antimony

Antimony is a Silver-white, lustrous, and hard metal.

Chemical Formula: Sb

Other names: Antimony

Layman's explanation: Antimony was probably known to ancient civilizations, but the first accurate description of antimony was by Basil Valentine in 1604. Antimony is a brittle metal with low thermal conductivity, but it melts at 904 degrees Kelvin. It was commonly used in the production of bells. In the metals industry, antimony is added to other metals or alloys to increase their hardness. In the Semiconductor industry, antimony is used in making infra-red detectors and diodes. This metal is fairly rare and the main producing countries are China, Russia, Bolivia and South Africa.

Keywords: bells, Mineral

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