Name       : Bismuth
Symbol     : Bi
Atomic #   : 83
Atom weight: 208.98
Melting P. : 271.3
Boiling P. : 1560
Oxidation  : +3, +5
Pronounced : BIZ-meth
From       : German bisemutum (Now wismut)
Identified : Basil Valentine in 1450
Appearance : Hard, brittle, steel-gray metal with a pinkish tinge
Note       : Low melting point
             
[Properties]

  Bismuth is a heavy, brittle metal. It can be polished to a lustrous,
gray-white color with a slight tinge of pink. It is rarely seen in this
form, however, because it is usually alloyed with other metals.
  Bismuth is the last member of the Group-VA elements on the periodic
table. This makes it the heaviest of the nitrogen elements. In some
respects, bismuth is chemically similar to a couple of its fellow group
members, arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb).