Cobalt by: Rufus
Cobalt in it's pure form
What Is Cobalt
- Cobalt is a blue metal
- Melting point is 1495 Celcius
- Boiling point is 2927 Celcius
- It is a solid
- It's hardness is 5
Cobalt
History
- Georg Brant found it
- Found in Stockholm Sweeden
- Kobold comes from German
- Cobalos is a Greek word
- It was found in 1739
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Industrial and Medical Uses
- Cobalt-60 helps in Cancer
- Cobalt make alloys like stainless steal
- Cobalt is in Vitamin B12
- Helps make gas turbines
- Cobalt is in plane engines
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Fun Facts
- Cobalt is a rusty colored rock
- When pure cobalt is blue
- Kobold means goblin in German
- Cobalos means mines in Greek
- Cobalt-60 is a radioactive isotope
ANY QUESTIONS
Bibliography
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