Bismuth

Occurrence, isolation & synthesis


Steel-gray, shiny brittle metal in α-form, dark grey in β-form [7].

Occurrence


In nature, bismuth is found in the Earth's crust, ~0.2 ppm [7]. The isotope found in nature is 209Bi (100 %, stable) [7].

In pure solid form, bismuth exist in a rhombic [2] or trigonal [5] structure.