| − | {{Element | name=Bismuth | symbol=Bi | anumber=83 | amass=208.9804 amu | class=Pnictogen | cstructure=Rhombohedral | density=9.8 g/cm^3 | color=White | stableisotopes=1 | date=Known since the 15th century. | discname=Shown to be a distinct element in 1753 by Claude Geoffrey | origname=From the German ''bisemutm'', related to ''wissmuth'', "white mass". | uses=Pharmaceuticals, alloys, electronics, pigments, fire alarms, and pyrotechnics | obtained=Bismuthine, bismuthinite, bismite, bismutite. Commercially obtained as byproduct of lead or copper smelting.}} | + | {{Element | name=Bismuth | symbol=Bi | anumber=83 | amass=208.9804 amu | class=Pnictogen | cstructure=Rhombohedral | density=9.8 g/cm^3 | color=White | stableisotopes=1 | date=Known since the 15th century. | discname=Shown to be a distinct element in 1753 by Claude Geoffrey | origname=From the German ''bisemutum'', related to ''wissmuth'', "white mass". | uses=Pharmaceuticals, alloys, electronics, pigments, fire alarms, and pyrotechnics | obtained=Bismuthine, bismuthinite, bismite, bismutite. Commercially obtained as byproduct of lead or copper smelting.}} |
| | '''Bismuth''' is an [[element]] that has the symbol '''Bi''' and [[atomic number]] 83. It is in the "pnictogen" ([[phosphorus]] group) column of the [[periodic table]]. | | '''Bismuth''' is an [[element]] that has the symbol '''Bi''' and [[atomic number]] 83. It is in the "pnictogen" ([[phosphorus]] group) column of the [[periodic table]]. |