Boron

media type="youtube" key="WQFua-X3SDQ" height="258" width="356" align="right" ** Boron ** History of Boron Boron was first discovered by Sir Humphrey Davey and J.L. Gay-Lussac in 1808. Boron has many forms like Boric acid. The origin of the name is from borax and carbon. Boron Information The symbol for Boron is B, the Atomic number is 5, and the atomic mass is 10.81. The number of Protons is 5, the number of Neutrons is 6, and the number of electrons is 5. Melting and boiling points The melting point of Boron is 2300.0 degrees Celsius and the Boiling point is 2550.0 degrees Celsius. Extra Boron facts Boron in different languages
 * By: Henry & Alden**
 * 1) Boron is used in washing detergent.
 * 2) It's also used in military missiles as rocket fuel and in flares to give them their distingtive green color.
 * 3) Turns different colors when burnt with different things.
 * 4) Silly putty consists of 4% Boric acid.
 * 5) Boron can transmit inferred light.
 * 6) The magnets if a compact hard drive are part neodymium iron Boron.[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:qZm4CSRGK3MfpM:http://isbchem1.pbworks.com/f/b0005.gif width="136" height="135" align="right" link="imgres?imgurl=http://isbchem1.pbworks.com/f/b0005.gif&imgrefurl=http://isbchem1.pbworks.com/Semi-Metals_E_Block&usg=__fagt6CPFccTiG1anvRJO9jFlZck=&h=211&w=213&sz=4&hl=en&start=71&itbs=1&tbnid=qZm4CSRGK3MfpM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=106&prev=/images?q=boron&start=54&hl=en&sa=N&gbv=2&ndsp=18&tbs=isch:1"]]
 * 7) It's used in nuclear chemistry as a neutron absorber.
 * 8) Boron is also used to harden carbon products.
 * 9) It can kill you in a matter of seconds if it touches your bare skin.
 * 10) Boron is a nutrient for crops.
 * 11) Boron is only found under the earth's crust representing only 0.001%.
 * 12) Boron is a brown-ish black color.

More Boron Facts
 * Latin: Borum
 * Czech:Bor
 * French:Bore
 * German:Bor - r[[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AssvvsZhhe9v-M:http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/270076-25418-2.jpg width="168" height="140" align="right" link="imgres?imgurl=http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/270076-25418-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.buzzle.com/articles/what-is-element-boron-used-for.html&usg=__r1NfvE9axaoU2kVrRCRUmLUmwzA=&h=291&w=350&sz=12&hl=en&start=13&itbs=1&tbnid=AssvvsZhhe9v-M:&tbnh=100&tbnw=120&prev=/images?q=boron flares&hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1"]]
 * Italian: Boro
 * Norwegian: Bor
 * Spanish: Boro
 * Swedish: Bor
 * Boron is a good conductor at high temperature.
 * It is soft when it is a powder.
 * Boron was identified as an element in 1824.
 * In the future boron could be used as an alternative fuel source.
 * The hydrogen compounds are the most toxic.
 * Boron helps ignite the engines on a SR-71 Blackbird
 * You can survive Boron if it is purified.
 * We take in around 2 milligrams of Boron each day.
 * Boron is produced commercially for users.
 * Boron is produced commercially for users.

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