And the element of the day is ...

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... Silver<o></o>

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Ag (Latin: argentum, from the Ancient Greek: ργήντος - argēntos, gen. of ργήεις - argēeis, "white, shining")
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The name Silver originates from the Old English Anglo-Saxon word 'seolfor'.
Argentina is named after Silver.
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Associated with <input name="IL_MARKER" type="hidden">the moon as well as the sea and various lunar Goddesses, the metal was referred to by alchemists by the name Lunar.<o></o>
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The silver is edible, though flavorless. In India and Pakistan, vark, a thin foil of pure Silver is used as a garnish for sweets. Large quantities of ingested elemental silver can cause argyria.
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Silver has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal.
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Back in the day, a solution of Silver Nitrate was dropped onto the eyes of newborn babies to treat and prevent eye ailments.
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Silver nano-particles are believed by scientists to be antibacterial due to an ability to disrupt enzymes in bacteria. Burn units in hospitals use bandages that release silver ions that help with healing and reduce the need for frequent dressing changes.
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Silver iodide is often used in cloud seeding. A pound of silver iodide is enough to seed many cubic miles of clouds
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Hippocrates wrote that silver had beneficial healing and anti disease properties. The expression 'born with a silver spoon in their mouth' stems from health rather than wealth status, as children fed with silver utensils were believed to be healthier


I'm bored. Fuck you Collin.
 
... Cobalt

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Is a hard, grey, lustrous ferromagnetic metal with atomic number of 27

The word "cobalt" is derived from the German "kobalt", from "kobold" meaning "goblin", a term cobalt miners used to describe it.

Pure cobalt is not found in nature, but in small amounts in ores, plants and animals.

Mammals require small amounts of cobalt which is the basis of vitamin B12

Radioactive isotope, cobalt-60, produces gamma-rays used for radio-therapy for cancer.

Used for making high temperature resistant super alloys for gas turbines and jet engines.

Used as a pigment in coloring glass since the Bronze Age.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the worlds top producer of cobalt with almost 40% of the worlds share.

By the way, Congo aslo has a heep of "coltan" - columbite-tantalite, a metallic or of niobium and tantalum used to make indispensible components of electronics like cell phones, GPS navigators, digital cameras, video game consoles, DVD players, computer etc.

So it got me thinking ... muhfukas gettin clapped in The Congo over "conflict-coltan" and stupid ass muhfukas in the US getting trampled to death on Black-Friday at Walmart. :hmm:
Irony. :smh:
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Copper [Cu]

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- Transition metal with atomic number of 29

- Mined in Cyprus (ancient Rome) originally named Cyprium the later shortened to
Cuprum.

- An excellent electrical and heat conductor hence used in electronics and cookware.

- Bronze is a popular
copper/tin alloy.

- Common brownish color is due to a thin layer of oxide "tarnish". Pure
copper is actually pinkish peachy color.


Blue Blood


Copper is the basis of the "blue blood" of most molluscs and aquatic animals.

Blood gets its color from oxygen-carrying respiratory pigments who's job is to bind oxygen in areas of higher concentration (gas exchange surfaces like lungs or gills) and release it in areas of lower concentration (tissues) where it's needed for cellular metabolism.

Humans and other vertibrates have "red blood" due to the iron containing pigment haemoglobin.

"Blue blood" is due to the
copper-containing pigment haemocyanin.


 
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