What is ARSENIC ?

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Miss Bonnie

poisonious metal...

understanding12

It's the one absolute poison which can kill a human with a small dose. Like its serious s h i t.

Melissa

Arsenic, chemical symbol As, is a metalloid solid. Its atomic number is 33, with an atomic weight of 74.92. In its standard state, it is very brittle and crystalline; arsenic sublimates (changes directly from a solid to a gas) when heated.

That's the scientific side of arsenic, but what really makes the element a household name is the fact that it's poisonous. From the movie Arsenic and Old Lace to the latest TV crime drama, arsenic has been the poison of choice for many a fictional criminal.

In real life, though, arsenic poisoning mainly comes from environmental causes. Contaminated air, food and water can all be a source of arsenic ingestion. It is also possible to ingest arsenic when living near improperly controlled toxic waste sites and in regions where rocks contain a high arsenic concentration. Finally, pressure treated wood may include arsenic which can release the poison through sawdust or when burned.

Even at levels low enough to not be toxic, arsenic has unpleasant side effects. Breathing arsenic may cause lung and throat irritation, while ingesting a smaller amount can cause nausea, vomiting and blood problems. Exposure to low levels over a longer period of time can cause darkened skin and wart-like marks.

If you suspect that you have been exposed to arsenic, there are a few tests that doctors can perform. If you can get tested within a few days of the potential exposure, then a urine sample will be the best indicator of arsenic in your system. Over a longer period of 6-12 months, doctors can examine your hair and nails for indicators of high levels of arsenic in your system.

Beth

Poison.

czilla138

ar⋅se⋅nic /n. ˈɑrsənɪk, ˈɑrsnɪk; adj. ɑrˈsɛnɪk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [n. ahr-suh-nik, ahrs-nik; adj. ahr-sen-ik] Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. a grayish-white element having a metallic luster, vaporizing when heated, and forming poisonous compounds. Symbol: As; atomic weight: 74.92; atomic number: 33.
2. arsenic trioxide.
3. a mineral, the native element, occurring in white or gray masses.
–adjective arsenic 4. of or containing arsenic, esp. in the pentavalent state.

it is poison.

mburleigh8

a poisonous chemical

James P

A type of posining. Arsenic, chemical symbol As, is a metalloid solid. Its atomic number is 33, with an atomic weight of 74.92. In its standard state, it is very brittle and crystalline; arsenic sublimates (changes directly from a solid to a gas) when heated.

That's the scientific side of arsenic, but what really makes the element a household name is the fact that it's poisonous. From the movie Arsenic and Old Lace to the latest TV crime drama, arsenic has been the poison of choice for many a fictional criminal.

In real life, though, arsenic poisoning mainly comes from environmental causes. Contaminated air, food and water can all be a source of arsenic ingestion. It is also possible to ingest arsenic when living near improperly controlled toxic waste sites and in regions where rocks contain a high arsenic concentration. Finally, pressure treated wood may include arsenic which can release the poison through sawdust or when burned.

Even at levels low enough to not be toxic, arsenic has unpleasant side effects. Breathing arsenic may cause lung and throat irritation, while ingesting a smaller amount can cause nausea, vomiting and blood problems. Exposure to low levels over a longer period of time can cause darkened skin and wart-like marks.

If you suspect that you have been exposed to arsenic, there are a few tests that doctors can perform. If you can get tested within a few days of the potential exposure, then a urine sample will be the best indicator of arsenic in your system. Over a longer period of 6-12 months, doctors can examine your hair and nails for indicators of high levels of

c-lo

Arsenic is a chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number 33. Arsenic was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250. Its atomic mass is 74.92. This is a notoriously poisonous metalloid that has many allotropic forms: yellow (molecular non-metallic) and several black and grey forms (metalloids) are a few that are seen. Three metalloidal forms of arsenic with different crystal structures are found free in nature (the minerals arsenic sensu stricto and the much rarer arsenolamprite and pararsenolamprite), but it is more commonly found as arsenide and arsenate compounds. Several hundred such mineral species are known. Arsenic and its compounds are used as pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and various alloys.

lilmissunshine

something that you should not eat unless you want violent puking and diarrhea and death

jareyn2002

What is arsenic?
Arsenic is an element that is widely distributed in the earth's crust. Elemental arsenic is a steel grey metal-like material. Arsenic is usually found in the environment combined with other elements, such as oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur. It is released into the air by volcanoes, through weathering of arsenic-containing minerals and ores, especially near geothermal activity, and by commercial or industrial processes. In industry, arsenic is a by-product of the smelting process for many metal ores, including lead, gold, zinc, cobalt, and nickel.

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Jess L

noun 1. a grayish-white element having a metallic luster, vaporizing when heated, and forming poisonous compounds. Symbol: As; atomic weight: 74.92; atomic number: 33.
2. arsenic trioxide.
3. a mineral, the native element, occurring in white or gray masses.
–adjective arsenic 4. of or containing arsenic, esp. in the pentavalent state.

Symbol As A highly poisonous metallic element having three allotropic forms, yellow, black, and gray, of which the brittle, crystalline gray is the most common. Arsenic and its compounds are used in insecticides, weed killers, solid-state doping agents, and various alloys. Atomic number 33; atomic weight 74.922; valence 3, 5. Gray arsenic melts at 817°C (at 28 atm pressure), sublimes at 613°C, and has a specific gravity of 5.73. See Table at element.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME arsenicum < L < Gk arsenikón orpiment, n. use of neut. of arsenikós virile (ársēn male, strong + -ikos -ic ), prob. alter. of Oriental word (perh. < *arznig, metathetic var. of Syriac zarnig) by folk etym.

tomorrow_maybe

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J-Smooth

a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
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someone who is prone to light property on fire