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546 words, approx. 2 pages
Arsenic Arsenic is the element with an atomic number of 33. Its atomic weight is 74.9216, and its chemical symbol is As. It usually occurs as a silver-gray brittle solid, but it has at least two other... Read more
581 words, approx. 2 pages
Arsenic Arsenic is the third member of the nitrogen family, which consists of elements in Group 15 of the periodic table. Its atomic number is 33, its atomic mass is 74.9216, and its chemical symbol i... Read more
546 words, approx. 2 pages
Arsenic Arsenic is the element with an atomic number of 33. Its atomic weight is 74.9216, and its chemical symbol is As. It usually occurs as a silver-gray brittle solid, but it has at least two other... Read more
372 words, approx. 2 pages
Arsenic Arsenic is an element having an atomic number of 33 and an atomic weight of 74.9216 that is listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a hazardous substance (Hazardous waste n... Read more
672 words, approx. 3 pages
Arsenic Arsenic has long been regarded as a dangerous poison and an environmental contaminant. But in the 1980s the focus on arsenic changed dramatically when approximately 3 million tube wells in Ban... Read more
1,734 words, approx. 6 pages
Arsenic Symbol As Atomic Number 33 Atomic Mass 74.9216 Family Group 15 (Va) Nitrogen Pronunciation AR-se-nick Overview Arsenic compounds have been known since at least the days of Ancient Greece and ... Read more
730 words, approx. 3 pages
Arsenic Arsenic (As) is a naturally occurring element that has been used in a variety of applications—in pesticides, as wood preservatives, and as a treatment for syphilis. Throughout history, ... Read more