Bismuth (Bi) Fun Facts
"The Stomach Soother, the surprisingly non-toxic heavy metal hero who calms upset stomachs."
The true essence of Bismuth (Bi) on the molecular frontier.
Bismuth is a brittle, silvery-white metal with a pinkish, iridescent tarnish.
Bismuth is found as the active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol.
Bismuth forms beautiful rainbow-colored crystals often used as decorations.
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It is one of the few substances, along with water and gallium, that is less dense as a solid than as a liquid, meaning solid bismuth will float on molten bismuth.
Despite being a heavy metal, bismuth has exceptionally low toxicity, which is why its compounds are the active ingredient in stomach-soothing medicines like Pepto-Bismol.
Bismuth has the most striking iridescent tarnish, forming a rainbow-colored oxide layer on its surface, which is why it's popular for decorative crystals.
It is the most naturally diamagnetic element, meaning it is strongly repelled by magnetic fields.
Alloys of bismuth with low melting points are used in the fusible plugs of automatic fire sprinkler systems.