Cobalt

= COBALT by Caitlin Price = = ﻿Cobalt was discovered by George Brandt in Sweden in 1735 = == =﻿ ﻿Meaning: comes from the german word "kobald" meaning "goblin" or evil spirit................................... goblin> =

= FAST FACTS!.!.! = = <---cobalt boiling =
 * = symbol: CO =
 * = atomic number: 27 =
 * = protons: 27 =
 * = electrons: 27 =
 * = neutrons: 32 =
 * = atomic mass: 58.9332amu (AMU is atomic mass unit which is the weight of one proton or neutron) =
 * = boiling point: 2870.0C =
 * = melting point: 14950.C =
 * = density: 8.9g/cm3 =

= Cobalt is a metal and is used in: =


 * = magnets =
 * = ceramics =
 * = special glasses =
 * = jet engines =



= ﻿Interesting Facts::: =
 * =Classification: Metallic =
 * =Color: metallic, grayish tinge[[image:http://www.webelements.com/_media/elements/element-pics-theo/27_Co_2.jpg width="191" height="201" align="right" caption="cobalt, grayish tinge"]] =
 * =Cobalt is in the core of the vitamin –B12 =
 * =It is similar in appearance to iron and nickel =
 * =Cobalt is also found in meteorites =
 * =it can be magnetized [[image:http://www.mostlyangry.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/asteroid_impact.jpg width="300" height="231" align="left" caption="meteorite...with COBALT! :D"]] =
 * [[image:http://www.sciencewithmrmilstid.com/wp-content/uploads/metal_elements.jpg width="300" height="229" align="center" caption="Nickel, iron, and cobalt....verrrryy similar  O.o"]]
 * [[image:http://www.sciencewithmrmilstid.com/wp-content/uploads/metal_elements.jpg width="300" height="229" align="center" caption="Nickel, iron, and cobalt....verrrryy similar  O.o"]]

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