ARSENIC, As
THE KING OF POISONS
Though arsenic, king of poisons, preordained the next in line,
Paul Ehrlich’s “magic bullet” helped new era to define.
In truth did walls of Scheele’s Green,
Such “chronic tox” seeps from its rocks, yet eating prawns is fine!
Though arsenic, king of poisons, preordained the next in line,
GROUP 15 METALLOID
Arsenic is a solid, grayish metalloid that can occur naturally in its elemental form. It’s perhaps better known for its oxide form (As2O3)—a white, tasteless, odorless, toxic, crystalline solid. Through the ages, particularly in France and Italy, this potent “succession powder” ...
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