Monday, April 30, 2012
Can anyone pleasee tell me what arsenic's natural state is?
Arsenic is an element that is widely distributed in the earth's crust. Elemental arsenic is a steel grey metal-like material. Arsenic is usually found in the environment combined with other elements, such as oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur. It is released into the air by volcanoes, through weathering of arsenic-containing minerals and ores, especially near geothermal activity, and by commercial or industrial processes. In industry, arsenic is a by-product of the smelting process for many metal ores, including lead, gold, zinc, cobalt, and nickel.
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