Symbol: | Sb |
Atomic Number: | 51 |
Atomic Weight: | 121.76 |
Density: | 6.685 g/cm3 |
Melting Point: |
904K
631°C 1167°F |
Boiling Point: |
1860K
1587°C 2888°F |
Antimony (Sb) is a chemical element with atomic number 51. It is called stibium in Latin, hence the symbol Sb.
The largest industrial use of antimony is in flame-proofing materials, where antimony trioxide (Sb2O3) is added to things like plastics and textiles to make them less flammable.
There are two stable antimony isotopes, 121Sb and 123Sb, and 121Sb is the more abundant of the two.