I have many element friends.
1. Boron (Boron)
One of them is Boron!! We are in the same Boron Group(Boron Group Page)
We are very familiar to each other, because we're related. We're
in the same family group! We also have same numbers of valence electrons.
2. Sulfur (Sulfur)
Sulfur is also my friend. Sulfur and I form Thallium Sulfide (Tl2S), which is used in
devices to detect infrared radiation.
3. Oxygen (Oxygen)
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Oxygen and I combine to form black, powdery substances with water vapor.
I have no use in metallic form because my pureself quickly react and combine with them.
*Bonus: In addition, Sulfur, Oxygen, and I often get along together. We form Thallium
sulfate(Tl2SO4). We were dangerous and poisonous! We became a tasteless, odorless
compound that was once used as a rat and ant poison. Although we had been banned
from household use in the United States since 1974, we still have a great memory
of hanging out together.
4. Selenium (Selenium)
Selenium is one of my friends, too! I am used in conjunction with Selenium,
as well as Sulfur and Arsenic, to form low melting glass. Also, my dad had to remove
all Selenium from the sludge, left over from the production of sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
so he could discover me for the first time.
5. Lead (Lead)
Lead is an awesome friend. However, Lead looks a lot like me. So, many people
get confused. Like lead, I am a metal that is soft and has low melting point.
We are both toxic,as well as our compounds.
6. Mercury (Mercury)
Mercury also looks a lot like me. Whenever I hang out with Lead and Mercury, people
often ask if we are triplets. But we're not!! Mercury is also a soft metal and has low
melting points. He's also toxic, as well as his compounds. Besides looking alike, Mercury
and I are combined to form an alloy.(An alloy is a solution of metal in metal.) The alloy
of Mercury and I can be used to make low-temperature thermometers. It will remain its liquid
at appoximately -60℃.
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Comments (2)
Anne Alarcon said
at 2:29 pm on Oct 16, 2012
What is your name in Italian?
What is your name origin?
Thalium said
at 12:11 am on Nov 5, 2012
My name in Italian is Tallio.
My name is originated from the Greek word,"Thallos", meaning
a green twig from thallium's bright green spectral lines.
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