Bi Bismuth     Atomic number : 83 
    Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) :  208.98037 
    P H Y S I C A L     D A T A
Group 15 metal
 
Density / kg m-3 :  9747 [293 K]; 10 050 [liquid at m.p.]
 
Melting point / K :  544.5 
 
Boiling point / K :  1883 ± 5
 
    D I S C O V E R Y
Known in the fifteenth century, discoverer unknown.
 
    G E O L O G I C A L     D A T A
Abundances
 
Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : < 80
 
Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 0.048
 
Residence time / years : n.a.
 
Classification : scavenged
 
Oxidation state : III
 
  
 
Seawater / p.p.m. :
    Atlantic surface : 5.1 × 10-8
    Atlantic deep : n.a.
    Pacific surface : 4 × 10-8
    Pacific deep : 0.4 × 10-8
    B I O L O G I C A L     D A T A
Level in humans
 
Blood / mg dm-3 : c. 0.016
 
Bone / p.p.m. : < 0.2
 
Liver / p.p.m. : 0.015 - 0.33
 
Muscle / p.p.m. : 0.032
 
  
 
Daily dietary intake : 0.005 - 0.02 mg
 
Total mass of element
in average (70 kg) person :
< 0.5 mg

 

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