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bismuth
bismuth (biz-mŭth) n. a white metallic element. Its salts are used in some antacid mixtures and as protective agents in skin powders and pastes. They were formerly widely used in the treatment of syphilis. Symbol: Bi.
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Bismuth Market Review Features Major Bismuth Producers, Prices And Supply And Demand Conditions.
M2 Presswire; 12/18/2008; 621 words
; ...PRESSWIRE-18 December 2008-Research and Markets: Bismuth Market Review Features Major Bismuth Producers, Prices And Supply And Demand Conditions...researchandmarkets.com/research/b63c15/bismuth_market_rev) has announced the addition of...
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Bismuth as an additive in free-machining brasses. (Health, Safety & Environmental Issues Facing Foundries)
Magazine article from: Modern Casting; 2/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...in a search for effective substitutes. Bismuth may be the answer for lead-containing brasses. Bismuth appears to be an attractive candidate to...promising results, but questions remain as to bismuth's supply and toxicity. Preliminary examinations...
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 "Field & Stream (West ed.)")
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Bismuth comes of age: the wait is finally over: waterfowlers now have a nontoxic legal alternative to steel shot.(Shooting)(includes related article on bismuth)
Magazine article from: Field & Stream (West ed.); 11/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...s old Model 21 Winchester was firing bismuth-tin, the new nontoxic load that's...Houston Chronicle column to the effect that bismuth loads probably weren't worth their price...eat our earlier, hastier words about bismuth. Several years ago I tested an early...
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Producing bismuth trioxide and its application in fire assaying
Magazine article from: JOM; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Bismuth trioxide (Bi^sub 2^O^sub 3^) is the prevalent commercial oxide of bismuth. A precursor to the preparation of other compounds of bismuth, including the chemical reagents, bismuth trioxide has specialized uses in optical glass...
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What About Bismuth?
Magazine article from: Paint & Coatings Industry; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE AS A HIGH PERFORMANCE PIGMENT Bismuth oxychloride is of great interest as a pearlescent pigment...pigments is centered on overcoming the natural limitations of bismuth so that these attributes can be made available to a wider...
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Is bismuth a safe medicine for the treatment peptic ulcer disease?
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health; 1/25/2009; 700+ words
; Bismuth compounds have been used for centuries...pylori in 1983 led to renewed interest in bismuth compounds, because these were found to...with antibiotics. However, in the 1970s bismuth salts, used at high doses for prolonged...
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China experiencing falling bismuth output.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 6/7/2004; 700+ words
; China experiencing falling bismuth output Shanghai. June 04. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's bismuth output is likely to fall due to a series of...Nonferrous Metals Industry Association), bismuth concentrate supplies have experienced serious...
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Research and Markets: Bismuth Market Review Features Major Bismuth Producers, Prices and Supply and Demand Conditions.
Business Wire; 12/18/2008; 529 words
; ...researchandmarkets.com/research/8e1bc1/bismuth_market_rev) has announced the addition of the "Bismuth Market Review" report to their offering...report focuses on the study of the global bismuth markets. It provides region analysis on...
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An ab initio investigation of bismuth hydration.(Report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Chemistry; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...pair effect. In addition, protonated bismuth-oxo clusters of the stoichiometry...4 are examined. The Raman spectrum of bismuth perchlorate with added perchloric and hydrochloric acid is measured. Key words: bismuth, aqua complexes, ab initio, Raman spectra...
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Good news for waterfowlers.(bismuth shotgun pellets)
Magazine article from: Sports Afield; 5/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...when they take it, John Brown reasoned, bismuth shotgun pellets shouldn't kill ducks...better nontoxic substance, he found that bismuth--the main ingredient in Pepto-Bismol...substance. He went on to develop and patent bismuth shot, and a new era in waterfowl hunting...
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Bismuth (revised)
Book article from: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
BISMUTH (REVISED) Note: This article, originally...at "older lead" or a "younger tin?" Bismuth is one of the elements often confused with other elements. Old manuscripts show that bismuth was often confused with lead, tin, antimony...
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Bismuth
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Bismuth melting point: 271.4°Cboiling...g/cm3most common ions: Bi3+, Bi4+ Bismuth is a brittle, crystalline metal that is...years it was confused with tin and lead. Bismuth has only one naturally occurring isotope...
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bismuth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
bismuth [Ger. Weisse Masse =white mass], metallic...at 20°C; valence +3 or +5. Bismuth is a silver-white, reddish-tinged...occurs free in nature to a small extent. Bismuth does not tarnish in air, but when heated...
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Periodic Table of the Elements: Bismuth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Periodic Table of the Elements: Bismuth Periodic Table of the Elements: Bismuth Atomic Number: 83 Atomic Symbol: Bi Bismuth Atomic Weight: 208.9804 Electron Configuration: 2 · 8 ·&thinsp...
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bismuth, native
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
bismuth, native Metallic element, Bi; sp. gr.9.7; hardness 2.5; greyish-white; soft or as rhombohedral crystals ; occurs native in veins and granite pegmatites associated with tin, silver, cobalt, and nickel mineralization.
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