Arsenic

FACTS1. Arsenic is found in the earth's crust and water in areas that certain minerals are found.2. Some of the minerals that contain aresenic are orpiment, realgar and energite.3. The most common mineral containing arsenic is arsenopyrite, a combination of arsenic, sulfur and a compound of iron.

Arsenic

Boiling Point:1,133 degrees farenheitMelting Point:1502.6 degrees farenheitDensity at 57.2 degrees farenheit:5.727

Arsenic can cause:Cancer in the skin, liver and lungsThis occurs mainly in places where arsenic is ingestedSkin ChangesSuch as thickening and pigmentation

.People tend to get 20-300 micrograms (a millionth of a gram) a day

Arsenic is a mellatiod, an element that is like a metal but isn't actually oneArsenic can also be in chemical form, some of which are inorganic, meaning that they do not have oxygen.

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Properties

Health Affects

Arsenic Trisulfide

Arsenic Erythrite