thallium

• Elemento químico metálico, macio, cinza e maleável, semelhante ao estanho, mas que escurece ao ar; é altamente tóxico e usado em venenos para roedores e insetos, além de ocorrer em minérios como a blenda de zinco.

A soft, grey, malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and used in rodent and insect poisons, and occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores.

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   A soft, grey, malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores.

   Elemento químico

   • Thallium is a heavy metal that can be found in trace amounts in the earth's crust.
   • Due to its high toxicity, thallium compounds were historically used as rat poisons.
   • Exposure to thallium can cause severe neurological damage and hair loss.