| Arsenic information, including Technical Data, Safety Data and its High Purity properties, research, applications and other useful facts are discussed below. Scientific facts such as the atomic structure, ionization energy, abundance on Earth, conductivity and thermal properties are included.
 Arsenic has numerous applications as a semiconductor and other electronic applications as Indium arsenide, silicon arsenide and tin arsenide. Arsenic is finding increasing uses as a doping agent in solid-state devices such as transistors. Gallium arsenide is used as a laser material to convert electricity directly into coherent light. Arsenic is used in bronzing and for hardening and improving the sphericity of shot. Arsenic is available as metal and compounds with purities from 99% to 99.9999% (ACS grade to ultra-high purity); metals in the form of foil, sputtering target, and rod, and compounds as submicron and nanopowder.
Arsenic facts, including appearance, CAS #, and molecular formula and safety data, research and properties are available for many specific states, forms and shapes on the product pages listed to the left. Elemental or metallic forms include pellets, rod, wire and granules for evaporation source material purposes. Nanoparticles and nanopowders provide ultra high surface area which nanotechnology research and recent experiments demonstrate function to create new and unique properties and benefits.
 Oxides are available in forms including powders and dense pellets for such uses as optical coating and thin film applications. Oxides tend to be insoluble. Fluorides are another insoluble form for uses in which oxygen is undesirable such as metallurgy, chemical and physical vapor deposition and in some optical coatings. Arsenic is available in soluble forms including chlorides, nitrates and acetates. These compounds are also manufactured as solutions at specified stoichiometries.
Arsenic is a Block P, Group 15, Period 4 element. The number of electrons in each of Arsenic's shells is 2, 8, 18, 5 and its electronic configuration is [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p3. In its elemental form arsenic's CAS number is 1327-53-3. The arsenic atom has a radius of 124.5.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is 185.pm.
All elemental metals, compounds and solutions may be synthesized in ultra high purity (e.g. 99.999%) for laboratory standards, advanced electronic, thin fillm deposition using sputtering targets andevaporation materials, metallurgy and optical materials and other high technology applications. Information is provided for stable (non-radioactive) isotopes. Organo-Metallic Arsenic compounds are soluble in organic or non-aqueous solvents. See Analytical Services for information on available certified chemical and physical analysis techniques including MS-ICP, X-Ray Diffraction, PSD and Surface Area (BET) analysis.
Arsenic was first discovered by Early Man.
 Arsenic |
 Arsen |
 Arsenico |
 Arsênic |
 Arsénico |
 Arsenik |
Abundance. The following table shows the abundance of arsenic and each of its naturally occurring isotopes on Earth along with the atomic mass for each isotope.
| Isotope |
Atomic Mass |
% Abundance on Earth |
| As-75 |
74.921596 |
100 |
The following table shows the abundance of Arsenic present in the human body and in the universe scaled to parts per billion (ppb) by weight and by atom:
| |
Typical Human Body |
Universe |
| by Weight |
50 ppb |
8 ppb |
| by Atom |
4 ppb |
0.1 ppb |
Safety Data and Biological Role. The safety data for arsenic metal, nanoparticles and its compounds can vary widely depending on the form. For potential hazard information, toxicity, and road, sea and air transportation limitations, such as DOT Hazard Class, DOT Number, EU Number, NFPA Health rating and RTECS Class, please see the specific material or compound referenced in the left margin. Arsenic compounds are a necessary ultratrace element in red algae, chickens, rats, goats, and pigs .
Ionization Energy. The ionization energy for arsenic (the least required energy to release a single electron from the atom in it's ground state in the gas phase) is stated in the following table:
| 1st Ionization Energy |
944.46 kJ mol-1 |
| 2nd Ionization Energy |
1797.82 kJ mol-1 |
| 3rd Ionization Energy |
2735.48 kJ mol-1 |
Conductivity. As to arsenic's electrical and thermal conductivity, the electrical conductivity measured as to electrical resistivity @ 20 ºC is 33.3 μΩcm and its electronegativities (or its ability to draw electrons relative to other elements) is 2.18. The thermal conductivity of arsenic is 50 W m-1 K-1.
Thermal Properties. The melting point and boiling point for arsenic are stated below. The following chart sets forth the heat of fusion, heat of vaporization and heat of atomization.
| Heat of Fusion |
27.7 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat of Vaporization |
31.9 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat of Atomization |
301.42 kJ mol-1 |
Recent Research & Development for Arsenic
- Arsenic trioxide treatment decreases the oxygen consumption rate of tumor cells and radiosensitizes solid tumors.
Diepart C, Karroum O, Magat J, Feron O, Verrax J, Buc Calderon P, Grégoire V, Leveque P, Stockis J, Dauguet N, Jordan BF, Gallez B.
Cancer Res. 2011 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22139377
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- Arsenic-Induced Straighthead: An Impending Threat to Sustainable Rice Production in South and South-East Asia!
Azizur Rahman M, Mamunur Rahman M, Hasegawa H.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2011 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22139332
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Comparative Soil Metal Analyses in Sudbury (Ontario, Canada) and Lubumbashi (Katanga, DR-Congo).
Narendrula R, Nkongolo KK, Beckett P.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2011 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22139330
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of the arsenic repressor ArsR from Corynebacterium glutamicum.
Santha S, Pandaranayaka EP, Rosen BP, Thiyagarajan S.
Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2011 Dec 1;67(Pt 12):1616-8. Epub 2011 Nov 26.
PMID:
22139180
[PubMed - in process]
- Arsenic contamination and speciation in surrounding waters of three old cinnabar mines.
Larios R, Fernández-Martínez R, Silva V, Loredo J, Rucandio I.
J Environ Monit. 2011 Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22139034
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Arsenic Exposure and Hypertension: A Systematic Review.
Abhyankar LN, Jones MR, Guallar E, Navas-Acien A.
Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22138666
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Metals in biology: defining metalloproteomes.
Yannone SM, Hartung S, Menon AL, Adams MW, Tainer JA.
Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2011 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22138493
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Total and inorganic arsenic concentrations in different species of economically important algae harvested from coastal zones of Chile.
Díaz O, Tapia Y, Muñoz O, Montoro R, Velez D, Almela C.
Food Chem Toxicol. 2011 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22138359
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Zamzam water: Concentration of trace elements and other characteristics.
Shomar B.
Chemosphere. 2011 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22138338
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Removal of methylated arsenic using a nanostructured zirconia-based sorbent: Process performance and adsorption chemistry.
Zheng YM, Yu L, Chen JP.
J Colloid Interface Sci. 2011 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22137855
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Humans seem to produce arsenobetaine and dimethylarsinate after a bolus dose of seafood.
Molin M, Ulven SM, Dahl L, Telle-Hansen VH, Holck M, Skjegstad G, Ledsaak O, Sloth JJ, Goessler W, Oshaug A, Alexander J, Fliegel D, Ydersbond TA, Meltzer HM.
Environ Res. 2011 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22137101
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- A modified batch reactor system to study equilibrium-reactive transport problems.
Jeppu GP, Clement TP, Barnett MO, Lee KK.
J Contam Hydrol. 2011 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22136983
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Identification of the GST-T1 and GST-M1 Null Genotypes using High Resolution Melting Analysis.
Drobna Z, Del Razo LM, Garcia-Vargas G, Sanchez-Ramirez B, Gonzalez-Horta C, Ballinas ML, Loomis D, Styblo M.
Chem Res Toxicol. 2011 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22136492
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Uranium and trace elements in phosphate fertilizers-saudi arabia.
Khater AE.
Health Phys. 2012 Jan;102(1):63-70.
PMID:
22134079
[PubMed - in process]
- Natural attenuation of arsenic in soils near a highly contaminated historical mine waste dump.
Drahota P, Filippi M, Ettler V, Rohovec J, Mihaljevic M, Sebek O.
Sci Total Environ. 2011 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22134035
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Removing arsenic from synthetic groundwater with iron electrocoagulation: An Fe and As K-edge EXAFS study.
van Genuchten CM, Addy SE, Pena J, Gadgil A.
Environ Sci Technol. 2011 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22132945
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Embryotoxicity assessment of developmental neurotoxicants using a neuronal endpoint in the embryonic stem cell test.
Baek DH, Kim TG, Lim HK, Kang JW, Seong SK, Choi SE, Lim SY, Park SH, Nam BH, Kim EH, Kim MS, Park KL.
J Appl Toxicol. 2011 Dec 1. doi: 10.1002/jat.1747. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22131109
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Comparing different means of signal treatment for improving the detection power in HPLC-ICP-MS.
Prikler S, Pick D, Einax JW.
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2011 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22130722
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Biological monitoring versus air monitoring strategies in assessing environmental-occupational exposure.
Jakubowski M.
J Environ Monit. 2011 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22130625
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
- Overexpression of alfalfa mitochondrial HSP23 in prokaryotic and eukaryotic model systems confers enhanced tolerance to salinity and arsenic stress.
Lee KW, Cha JY, Kim KH, Kim YG, Lee BH, Lee SH.
Biotechnol Lett. 2011 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
22127759
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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