antimony: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sb

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A labeled periodic table entry for antimony shows its symbol Sb, atomic number 51, atomic weight 121.76, electron configuration, and name. It is a solid, weakly acidic other metal with a rhombohedral crystal structure at room temperature.

Cluster of metallic, silver-gray stibnite crystals radiating upward, with sharp, elongated blades and some attached pale mineral deposits.

Diagram showing atomic structures of native elements: iron as simple cubic packing of spheres, arsenic and antimony as a close-packed model, diamond as a 3D lattice, and graphite as stacked sheets with labeled cleavage planes.

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