Skin diseases caused by antimony and its compounds

Physical and chemical properties: Antimony (Sb) is a silver-gray metal, which is brittle and hard. The melting point is 630.5 ° C and the boiling point is 1380 ° C. Antimony vapors can be oxidized in the air to form antimony oxides; antimony alloys can produce gas antimony hydrogen (SbH3) when they encounter acid.

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