| 19.02.2009 - Antimony: A metal? |
| From Hardassetsinvestor.com: Pure antimony metal is silver gray/white and brittle. Although actually a metal antimony is also termed a metalloid. (A metalloid displays the characteristics of both a metal and a non-metal.) In addition, it has four allotropes (see Gallium: A Slippery Metal), of which two (yellow antimony and black antimony) are neither stable nor metallic. Indeed, yellow antimony, which only occurs at temperatures below -80°C, is extremely explosive!.... Full Article: Source |