Bismuth

Bismuth 1 . Name of the element and how it got its name: Bismuth : Bismuth It came from the German words 'Wisuth Bisemutum', meaning 'white mass a. who discovered it Claude Geoffroy b. when was it discovered: it was discovered in 1753 1. symbol atomic number and atomic mass BI 83 a. source of the symbol: the source of the symbol is Bi   2. number of protons neutrons and electrons 83,83,126 3. where it is found air water land and in what form state of matter solid liquid gas 4. physical facts: bismuth state of matter is solid also its from land a. melting point: 271.4 b. boiling point 1564 c. density 9.807 d. abundance in the earth’s crust (crust includes air water and land   5. uses (how is the element used) 6. interesting 7. sources (I would expect 3 to be a minimal number)