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Antimony is a semi-metal. In its metallic form it is silvery, hard and brittle.
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| Discovery date | approx 1600BC |
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| Origin of the name | The name derives from the Greek 'anti - monos', meaning not alone |
| Allotropes | White Sb, Yellow Sb, Black Sb |
Why does Sb stand for antimony?
Word origin: Antimony was named after the Greek words anti and monos to mean “a metal not found alone.” The chemical symbol, Sb, comes from the element's historical name, stibium.
What is the scientific name of Sb?
Antimony is a semi-metallic chemical element with an atomic number 51 and symbol Sb in the Periodic Table. The Latin name of Antimony is Stibium.
