Bismuth is an unusual element that we don't encounter much in everyday life. But this pretty, iridescent metal, found near the bottom of the periodic table , exhibits some extraordinary properties.

Ram Mohan looks at how bismuth — a remarkably harmless element among the toxic heavy metals in the periodic table — has sparked interest in areas varying from medicinal to industrial chemistry.

Bismuth burns with a blue flame and clouds of yellow oxide when heated in air, according to Robert E. Krebs in his book, "The History and Use of Our Earth’s Chemical Elements: A Reference Guide ...

China's strict export limits on bismuth are causing supply shortages and price surges, highlighting global dependency on its ...

Although bismuth, like most metals, has some toxicity bismuth subsalicylate has little or none (1). This is because the chemical is so insoluble in water that I couldn't even find solubility data ...

U.S. News; Bismuth telluride: Researchers find chemical compound that could transform computing. Published: ; Jun. 18, 2009, 3:09 a.m.

Researchers have synthesized a Bi5-ring, a molecule with five bismuth atoms, and stabilized it in a metal complex. Their discovery fills a gap in chemical knowledge and enables future applications ...

This is bismuth — a natural chemical element that chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. But there’s a catch with this ...