B	Z =  5	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Boron
			From the Persian "buraq"
(AM) Atomic Mass	10.811  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3
(BP) Boiling Point	2550  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	2300  °C
(ρ) Density	2.35  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Tetragonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	2	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	0.82  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	1.026  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	1s2  2s2  2p1	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	800.63  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	480  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	50.2  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1808	♦	Location of Discovery	England
(E°) Standard Potential	B(OH)3 + 3 H+⇔ B + 3 H2O (-0.870 V)
Stable isotopes	10B,  11B
Discovered/Synthesized by	Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac, Louis-Jaques Thénard, Sir Humphry Davy
Natural Source	The mineral/ore borax, colemanite, kernite, ulexite
Common Uses	Soap, fertilizer, fibers, sports equipment, heat-resistant borosilicate glass, semiconductors
Other Info	Makes glass oven proof Second hardest of the elements
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