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1. Antimony properties
Antimony, with electronic configuration 5s 2 5p 3 , belongs to group VB of Mendeleev's classification. It can lose its 3 p-electrons, giving the anion Sb 3+ and, in addition, its 2 s-electrons, giving the anion Sb 5+ . But it can also gain 3 electrons (octet rule) to form the cation Sb 3- . We cannot therefore decide whether antimony is metallic or non-metallic, as it is considered to be a semi-metal.
1.1 Physical properties
Metallic antimony is a shiny, silver-white solid that is brittle and does not tarnish in air. It consists of non-planar...
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1. Antimony mining and recycling
China is by far the world's leading antimony producer (table 1 ), accounting for 90% of global production in 2014, compared with 87% in 2001 [19]. The severe flooding in 2004, which temporarily shut down the main Hunan mines and forced China to temporarily...
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