Boron

Shell Structure



Crystal Structure
ElementInformation
Atomic Number:5
Symbol:B
Name:Boron
Name Origin:Arabic and Persian words for borax
Type:Metalloid
Atomic Mass:10.811
Melting Point:2300
Boiling Point:2550
Neutrons:6
Density:2.34
Crystal Structure:Rhombohedral
Discovered:1808
Discoverers:Isolated by Joseph-Louise Gay-Lussac & Louis-Jaques Thènard (France) & Sir Humphry Davy (UK).
Other Names:

Beryllium Periodic Table Carbon