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Also Known As B

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A labeled diagram of the periodic table entry for boron shows its atomic number 5, symbol B, electron configuration, atomic weight range, and classification as a solid, weakly acidic, other nonmetal with a rhombohedral crystal structure at room temperature.
crystalline boron
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Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac, engraving by Ambroise Tardieu.
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