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{{Element | name=Thallium | symbol=Tl | anumber=81 | amass=204.3833 amu | state=Solid | class=Metals | cstructure=Hexagonal | color=Silvery-White | date=1861 | discname=Sir William Crookes | origname=From the Greek ''thallos'', meaning a young shoot or green twig, due to the bright green line in its spectrum. | uses=Originally, its compounds were used in rat and ant poisons, but has been prohibited since 1975 in many countries. Also used for detecting infrared radiation and in heart muscle research. | obtained=It is generally obtained as the by-product of [[zinc]] and [[lead]] smelting. Also found in [[iron pyrites]], [[crookesite]], [[hutchinsonite]] and [[lorandite]].}}
 
{{Element | name=Thallium | symbol=Tl | anumber=81 | amass=204.3833 amu | state=Solid | class=Metals | cstructure=Hexagonal | color=Silvery-White | date=1861 | discname=Sir William Crookes | origname=From the Greek ''thallos'', meaning a young shoot or green twig, due to the bright green line in its spectrum. | uses=Originally, its compounds were used in rat and ant poisons, but has been prohibited since 1975 in many countries. Also used for detecting infrared radiation and in heart muscle research. | obtained=It is generally obtained as the by-product of [[zinc]] and [[lead]] smelting. Also found in [[iron pyrites]], [[crookesite]], [[hutchinsonite]] and [[lorandite]].}}
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'''Thallium''' is a soft poisonous [[metal]]lic element. Its physical properties are similar to those of [[lead]].<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thallium</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:20, December 7, 2018

Thallium
Properties
Atomic symbol Tl
Atomic number 81
Classification Metals
Atomic mass 204.3833 amu
Other Information
Date of discovery 1861
Name of discoverer Sir William Crookes
Name origin From the Greek thallos, meaning a young shoot or green twig, due to the bright green line in its spectrum.
Uses Originally, its compounds were used in rat and ant poisons, but has been prohibited since 1975 in many countries. Also used for detecting infrared radiation and in heart muscle research.
Obtained from It is generally obtained as the by-product of zinc and lead smelting. Also found in iron pyrites, crookesite, hutchinsonite and lorandite.


Thallium is a soft poisonous metallic element. Its physical properties are similar to those of lead.[1]

References