bismuth

• Elemento metálico pesado, quebradizo y diamagnético, de valencia tres, químicamente similar al arsénico y al antimonio, que se obtiene generalmente como subproducto del procesamiento de minerales de otros metales. También se refiere a sus compuestos y usos en aleaciones, medicamentos y cosméticos.

A heavy, brittle, diamagnetic trivalent metallic element that chemically resembles arsenic and antimony, usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals.

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   A heavy, brittle, diamagnetic trivalent metallic element that resembles arsenic and antimony chemically; usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals.

   Elemento químico bismuto

   • Bismuth is often used in alloys to lower their melting points.
   • The compound bismuth subsalicylate is a common ingredient in stomach remedies.
   • Unlike many heavy metals, bismuth has low toxicity.