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Arsenic

33 As

Arsenic

Metalloid period 4 group 15 p-block discovered: Ancient

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
33
Atomic mass
74.92159 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Ar]4s2 3d10 4p3
Electronegativity
2.18 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
185 pm
Ionization energy
9.815 eV
Electron affinity
0.81 eV
Oxidation states
+5, +3, -3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1090 K (816,85 °C)
Boiling point
887 K (613,85 °C)
Density
5.776 g/cm³