Boron

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**Atomic Number:** **5**

** Protons: ** **5**

** Electrons ** ** : **  **6**

 **Neutrons** **:**  **6**

** Average **  **Atomic Mass****:**  **10.811**

**Isotopes** **:**  **B-11 and B-10**

**Discovery** **:** **Discovered by a man named Sir Humphrey Davy in 1808**

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** Name: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The name comes from the Arabic buraq, "white." Borax is the same in French and German as in English, but the element is bor. In Spanish, the words are bóraxo and boro.** <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> wash is probably boron's most common medicinal use. However, boric acid use is not suggested for infants and small children, as many are sensitive. Excess use in anyone can lead to dry skin or gastrointestinal upset stomachs.**
 * Uses:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Boric acid has been used for decades as an astringent and antiseptic for the skin and eyes. Boric acid eye

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** Interesting Facts ** **:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The melting point of boron is 2079°C and its boiling/sublimation point is at 2550°C boron is not found free in nature, although boron compounds have been known for thousands of years. Boron occurs as borates in borax and colemanite and as orthoboric acid in certain volcanic spring waters.**


 * Video:** media type="youtube" key="JzqdHkpXuy4" width="593" height="490"[[image:BoronDeJager.jpg]]

> http://www.sciencelab.com/data/elements/B.shtml > http://www.webelements.com/boron/
 * Sources**
 * Photo: google.com/boronimages
 * Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzqdHkpXuy4
 * http://www.bodyandfitness.com/Information/Health/Research/boron1.htm