Boron - Element Properties and Periodic Table Information

Boron - An element from the Periodic Table based on the IOUPAC 1985 standard

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Definition of the Boron Element
A soft, brown, amorphous or crystalline nonmetallic element, extracted chiefly from kernite and borax and used in flares, propellant mixtures, nuclear reactor control elements, abrasives, and hard metallic alloys.

Origin / Meaning of the name Boron
The name originates from a combination taken from borax and carbon

Classification of the Boron Element
Boron is classified as a "Metalloid" element and is located in Groups 13, 14,15, 16 and 17 of the Periodic Table. An element classified as a Metalloid has properties of both metals and non-metals. Some are semi-conductors and can carry an electrical charge making them useful in calculators and computers.

The Discovery of Boron
Jons Jacob Berzelius identified boron as an element in 1824. It was isolated by Sir Humphrey Davy, Gay-Lussac and L. J. Thenard in 1808. Pure boron was produced by the American chemist W. Weintraub in 1909

Facts about the Discovery and History of the Boron Element
Jons Jacob Berzelius identified boron as an element in 1824. It was isolated by Sir Humphrey Davy, J. L. Gay-Lussac and L. J. Thenard in 1808. Pure boron was produced by the American chemist W. Weintraub in 1909.

Occurrence the Boron Element
Obtained from kernite, boric acid, colemanite, ulexite and borates
Produced in USA and Turkey
Boric acid is sometimes found in volcanic spring waters

Associated Uses of Boron
Heat resistant alloys
 

The Properties of the Boron Element
Name of Element : Boron
Symbol of Element : B
Atomic Number of Boron :  5
Atomic Mass: 10.811 amu
Melting Point: 2300.0 °C - 2573.15 °K
Boiling Point: 2550.0 °C - 2823.15 °K
Number of Protons/Electrons in Boron : 5
Number of Neutrons in Boron : 6
Crystal Structure: Rhombohedral
Density @ 293 K: 2.34 g/cm3
Color of Boron : brown

Boron and the Periodic Table
Check out Boron on the Periodic Table which arranges each chemical element according to its atomic number, as based on the periodic law, so that chemical elements with similar properties are in the same column. Our Periodic Table is simple to use - just click on the symbol for Boron for additional information and for an instant comparison of the Atomic Weight, Melting Point, Boiling Point and Mass - G/cc with any other element. An invaluable source of facts and information as a Chemistry reference guide.

Boron - IUPAC and the Modern Standardised Periodic Table
The Standardised Periodic Table in use today was agreed by the International Union of Pure Applied Chemistry, IUPAC, in 1985 and now recognises more periods and elements than Dimitri  Mendeleev knew in his day but still all fitting into his concept of  the "Periodic Table" in which Boron is just one element that can be found.
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The Element Boron

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