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Antimony

51
Sb
Antimony
121.76

Properties

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

Electron Shells

2, 8, 18, 18, 5

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.