Where to Find Antimony?
Antimony Is Sometimes Found in Pure Form. It Is Also Obtained from the Mineral Stibnite (Antimony Sulfide) and Commonly Is a by-Product of Lead-Zinc-Silver...
Antimony is sometimes found in pure form. It is also obtained from the mineral stibnite (antimony sulfide) and commonly is a by-product of lead-zinc-silver mining. Other antimony-bearing minerals include sibiconite, tetrahedrite and ullmannite. It is mined in China, Bolivia, South Africa and Mexico.
What is antimony used for?
Main uses of antimony
Antimony is used to increase the hardness of alloys, with lead alloys for batteries, with lead/copper/tin alloys for machine bearings. It is also used in automotive clutch and brake parts. The other major use is as antimony trioxide which is used for the production of flame retardant chemicals.
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How do you identify antimony?
Density (near r.t. ) when liquid (at m.p. ) Antimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb (from Latin: stibium) and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite (Sb2S3).
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