Boron+ Brandon


 * Element Name:** Boron


 * Element Symbol :** B


 * Atomic Mass:** 11[[image:BoronBrandonIp.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 5


 * Protons:** 5


 * Electrons:** 5


 * Discovery:** Sir Humphry Davy discovered Boron10 independently. Joseph Lois GayLussac and Louis Jaques Thenard discovered Boron11. Both discovered in 1808


 * How It Was Named:** From the Arabic word Buraq and Persian word Burah, which both are words for the material Borax.


 * State Of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 2076°C


 * Boiling Point:** 3927°C


 * Characteristics:** Boron is black, crystalline ones are extremely hard, and Pentaboron combusts in the air when burned.


 * Uses:** Mostly in sodium perborate bleaches


 * Interesting Facts:** Black crystalline Boron is just below diamond on the Moh's Scale of hardness. Pentaboron is called the green dragon because it has a green flame when burned and is toxic.

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