
106
MELTING POINT
BOILING POINT
DENSITY
Most people probably know arsenic as a
poison, rumored to be responsible for the
deaths of Napoleon Bonaparte and King
George III. It blocks enzymes when intro-
duced to the bloodstream, and it is both
odorless and tasteless, which makes it very
hard to detect when hidden in food. Some
types of seaweed naturally contain arsenic,
but not enough to make you sick. Arsenic is
widely used for making semiconductors.
THE RUTHLESS
DARK-SIDE ELEMENT
DISCOVERY YEAR: MEDIEVAL
(METAL,
PRESSURIZED)
(SUBLIMATION)
(METAL)
The nitrogen
family
D’oh.
Specialist
uses
Used as a poison
too many times
Found
in our
bodies!
It can also be ...