Name : Antimony
Symbol : Sb
Atomic Number : 51
Atomic Weight : 121.757
Specific Heat : 0.21 J/gK
Melting Point : 630.74°C
Vaporization : 77.140 kJ/mol
Boiling Point : 1587°C
Electronegativity : 2.05
Density@293 K : 6.684 g/cm³
Discovered : Known to the ancients
Description : Hard, brittle, silvery-white semimetal.
Uses : It is alloyed with other metals to increase their hardness. Also in the manufacture of a few special types of semiconductor devices. Also in plastics and chemicals. A few kinds of over-the-counter cold and flu remedies use antimony compounds.