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Arsenic  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number33

Atomic SymbolAs

Atomic Weight74.92159 amu

GroupMetalloid, 15

FormSolid

Density @ STP5.75 g/cm3

Melting Point817 °C (triple point) (1502.6 °F, 1090.15 °K)

Boiling Point614 °C (sublimation point) (1137.2 °F, 887.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion24.44 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization32.4 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential9.8152 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)2.18

Specific Heat Capacity0.329 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration4p3

Oxidation States+3, +5, -3

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth75As, 100%

Selected Radioisotopes72As, 73As, 74As

Atomic Radius114 pm

Crystal StructureTrigonal

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