Date of Discovery: 1808
Discoverer: Sir Humphry Davy
J.L Gay-Lussac
Name Origin:
From borax and carbon
Uses: Borax is used as an antiseptic, cleansing agent, and water softener among other things and is mined in a California desert town called, you guessed it, Boron.
Obtained From: ??
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Boring Ron. Ron here has always been boring. He likes crawling into a dark hole and boring into the ground. His idea of swinging involves mining tools. One day he noticed that mixing a bit of borax into the laundry made his work shirts come out brighter and more colorful than normal. Well, the mules noticed, as did the ladies in town. Now Ron wears daring colors like fuchsia and mauve and Ron is boring no more.

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Electrons: 5
Protons: 5
Neutrons: 6
Atomic Mass:
10.811 amu
Melting Point:
2300.0 °C
2573.15 °K
4172.0 °F
Boiling Point:
2550.0 °C
2823.15 °K
4622.0 °F
Classification:
Metalloid
Crystal Structure:
Rhombohedral
Density @ 293 K:
2.34 g/cm3
Color: Brownish
Metaloids
Neighbors
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Boron Carbon
Aluminum Silicon
Neighbor