Page 132 - The Periodic Table Book

5
B Boron

5 5 6 State: Solid
Discovery: 1808
The Boron Group This transluscent mineral Laboratory sample
Forms
of pure boron

is found in dried lakes.

Boron-rich corn

Corn
U exite l

Boron-deficient
corn does not
Kernite grow properly.

This metal
is dark and
slightly shiny.

Colemanite

This is a
colourless
form of a
compound
of sodium
and boron.

Some boron compounds are among the including ulexite and kernite. The demand for
toughest artificial substances on Earth, with this element was once so high that people moved
only diamond being harder. This element is to live in the extreme heat of Death Valley, USA,
a very hard material and becomes even harder to work in boron mines there. Compounds of
when made to react with carbon or nitrogen. Pure boron in soil are essential for plants to grow
130 boron can be extracted from various minerals, healthily. We use boron in our homes every day.

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