Antimony in its elemental form is a silvery white, brittle, fusible, crystalline solid that exhibits poor electrical and heat conductivity properties and vaporizes at a low temperatures. A metalloid, antimony, resembles metal in its appearance and physical properties, but doesn't chemically react as a metal. It is also attacked by oxidizingacids and halogens.
Antimony is increasingly being used in the semiconductor industry in the production of diodes, infrared detectors, and Hall-effect devices. As an alloy, this semi-metal greatly increases lead's hardness and mechanical strength. The most important use of antimony metal is as a hardener in lead for storage batteries. Other uses;
Antimony compounds in the form of; oxides, sulfides[?], sodium antimonate, and antimony trichloride are used in the making of flame-proofing compounds, ceramic enamels, glass, paints, and pottery. Antimony trioxide is the most important of the antimony compounds and is primarily used in flame-retardant formulations. These flame-retardant applications include such markets as children's clothing, toys, aircraft and automobile seat covers.
Antimony (Greekanti plus monos meaning "a metal not found alone") was recognized in antiquity in various compounds and was later known as a metal at the beginning of the 17th century and possibly earlier. This element was first scientifically reported by Tholden[?] in 1450.
The natural sulfide of antimony, stibnite[?], was known and used in Biblical times as medicine and as a cosmetic. Thre relationship between antimony's modern name and its symbol is complex; the Coptic name for the cosmetic powder antimony sulfide was borrowed by the Greeks, which was in turn borrowed by Latin, resulting in stibium. The chemical pioneer Jacob Berzelius used an abbreviation of this name for antimony in his writings, and his usage remained.
Even though this element isn't abundant, it is found in over 100 mineral species. Antimony is sometimes found native, but more frequently it is found in the sulfide stibnite[?] (Sb2S3) which is the predominant ore mineral. Commercial forms of antimony are generally ingots, broken pieces, granules, and cast cake. Other forms are powder, shot, and single crystals.
Blest pray you be,
You may reign in them now! O Imogen,
No, my lord;
Have we thus met? O, never say hereafter
When I was but your sister; I you brothers,
Did you e'er meet?
ARVIRAGUS.
And at first meeting lov'd;
By the Queen's dram she swallow'd.
CYMBELINE.
When shall I hear all through? This fierce abridgment
Distinction should be rich in. Where, how liv'd you?
How parted with your brothers? How first met them?
And your three motives to the battle, with
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And she, like harmless lightning, throws her eye
Each object with a joy; the counterchange
And smoke the temple with our sacrifices.
[To BELARIUS.]
Thou art my brother; so we'll hold thee ever.
IMOGEN.
To see this gracious season.
CYMBELINE.
Save these in bonds. Let them be joyful too,
My good master,
Happy be you!
CYMBELINE.
He would have well becom'd this place, and grac'd
I am, sir,
In poor beseeming; 'twas a fitment for
Speak, Iachimo. I had you down and might
But now my heavy conscience sinks my knee,
Which I so often owe; but your ring first,
That ever swore her faith.
POSTHUMUS.
The power that I have on you is to spare you,
And deal with others better.
CYMBELINE.
We'll learn our freeness of a son-in-law;
You holp us, sir,
Joy'd are we that you are.
POSTHUMUS.
Call forth your soothsayer. As I.
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