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Is Bismuth a metal or a non-metal?

Bismuth is a metal. It is a post-transition metal and is the most diamagnetic element, meaning it is a poor conductor of electricity and is typically used in cosmetics and medicines.


Is bismuth (Bi) a transition metal?

No, bismuth (Bi) is not considered a transition metal. It is classified as a post-transition metal due to its position in the periodic table.


Is bismuth a transition metal?

No, bismuth is not considered a transition metal. It is a post-transition metal in group 15 of the periodic table.


Is bismuth a metalloid?

Yes, bismuth is considered a metalloid. It has properties of both metals and non-metals, such as being brittle like a metal but also having some semiconducting characteristics like a non-metal.


What objects are made out of bismuth?

Very few - if any - things are made of bismuth. They are usually made from bismuth compounds. And, bismuth compound usually behave very differently to bismuth just as water is very different from hydrogen!


What metal is used in fire detection?

Like the first person said, bismuth.


Is bismuth part of the alkali metal family?

No, bismuth is not part of the alkali metal family. Bismuth belongs to the post-transition metal group on the periodic table. Alkali metals include elements such as lithium, sodium, and potassium, which are located in Group 1 of the periodic table.


What is the state at room temperature of bismuth?

Bismuth is a solid metal at room temperature.


What is the charge on stable ion of bismuth?

Bismuth is considered to be a poor metal having an atomic number of 83. The metal carries a charge of +3 . Bismuth has been in existence since ancient times.


Does bismuth conduct electricity or heat?

Yes, but it is a verypoor conductor for a metal.


Is bismuth the first basic metal on the periodic table?

No, bismuth is in the group 15 of the periodic table.


What metal has atomic number 83?

Bismuth.