Element – 27: Cobalt (Co) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ⧍⧭: āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ (Co)













Element – 27: Cobalt (Co) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ⧍⧭: āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ (Co)



  • Element / āĻŽā§ŒāϞ: Cobalt (Co) / āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ (Co)

  • Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: 27 / ⧍⧭

  • Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ: Metal / āϧāĻžāϤ⧁


Note: Cobalt is a hard metal used in rechargeable batteries and gives a blue color to glass. (āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰ āϚāĻžā§°ā§āϜ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦ⧇āϟāĻžā§°ā§€ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•āĻžāρāϚāϤ āύ⧀āϞāĻž ā§°āĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Points / āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš



  • Hard metal / āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

  • Used in rechargeable batteries / āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰ āϚāĻžā§°ā§āϜ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦ⧇āϟāĻžā§°ā§€āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used to make blue pigments (glass and ceramics) / āĻ•āĻžāρāϚ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋā§° āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āϤ āύ⧀āϞāĻž ā§°āĻ‚ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in strong alloys / āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ (Alloys) āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Atomic Structure / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁⧰ āĻ—āĻ āύ



  • Protons / āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ: 27 (⧍⧭)

  • Electrons / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ: 27 (⧍⧭)


Why is Cobalt Important ? / āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ ?



  • Used in rechargeable batteries / āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰ āϚāĻžā§°ā§āϜ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦ⧇āϟāĻžā§°ā§€āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in making blue colors / āύ⧀āϞāĻž ā§°āĻ‚ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in strong alloys for machines and aircraft / āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Fact / āϤāĻĨā§āϝ:
Cobalt is the 27th element of the periodic table and is important for modern electric vehicle (EV) batteries. (āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžā§°āϪ⧀⧰ ⧍⧭āϤāĻŽ āĻŽā§ŒāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ (EV)-ā§° āĻŦ⧇āϟāĻžā§°ā§€ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤)


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MCQs

1. What is the atomic number of Cobalt (Co) ? / āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ (Co)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
A) 26 B) 28  C) 27 D) 29
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) 27


Explanation: Cobalt has 27 protons, so its atomic number is 27. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ⧰ ⧍⧭āϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ⧍⧭āĨ¤


2. Cobalt is a ________. / āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻāϟāĻž ________āĨ¤
A) Non-metal B) Metal C) Gas D) Liquid
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) Metal (āϧāĻžāϤ⧁)
Explanation: Cobalt is a hard metal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤

 

3. Cobalt is mainly used in ________. / āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤāσ āĻ•'āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
A) Paper B) Food  C) Rechargeable batteries D) Plastic
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Rechargeable batteries
Explanation: Cobalt is widely used in rechargeable batteries, especially EV batteries.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰ āϚāĻžā§°ā§āϜ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦ⧇āϟāĻžā§°ā§€, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻ•ā§ˆ EV āĻŦ⧇āϟāĻžā§°ā§€āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

 

4. Cobalt gives which color to glass ? / āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāρāϚāϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ā§°āĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ ?
A) Red B) Blue C) Green D) Yellow
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) Blue (āύ⧀āϞāĻž)
Explanation: Cobalt compounds produce a deep blue color in glass and ceramics. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āϝ⧌āϗ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāρāϚ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋā§° āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āϤ āĻ—āĻžāĻĸāĻŧ āύ⧀āϞāĻž ā§°āĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤

 

5. How many protons are present in a cobalt atom ? / āĻāϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
A) 26 B) 27 C) 28 D) 29
Ansr / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) 27
Explanation: Every cobalt atom contains 27 protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ ⧍⧭āϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

 

6. Cobalt is used to make ________. / āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Weak alloys  B) Strong alloys C) Sugar D) Rubber
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) Strong alloys (āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤ⧁)
Explanation: Cobalt improves the strength of alloys used in machines and aircraft. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϕ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĻ• āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤