Element / āĻŽā§āϞ: Cobalt (Co) / āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ (Co)
Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž: 27 / ⧍ā§
Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻŋ: Metal / āϧāĻžāϤā§
Note: Cobalt is a hard metal used in rechargeable batteries and gives a blue color to glass. (āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāϤ āύā§āϞāĻž ā§°āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
Points / āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
Hard metal / āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āϧāĻžāϤā§
Used in rechargeable batteries / āĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Used to make blue pigments (glass and ceramics) / āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋā§° āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āύā§āϞāĻž ā§°āĻ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Used in strong alloys / āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤ⧠(Alloys) āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Why is Cobalt Important ? / āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ ?
Used in rechargeable batteries / āĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Used in making blue colors / āύā§āϞāĻž ā§°āĻ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Used in strong alloys for machines and aircraft / āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤ⧠āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°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. (āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžā§°āĻŖā§ā§° ⧍ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ (EV)-ā§° āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤)
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MCQs
1. What is the atomic number of Cobalt (Co) ? / āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ (Co)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ? A) 26 B) 28 C) 27 D) 29 Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 27
Explanation: Cobalt has 27 protons, so its atomic number is 27. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻā§° ⧍ā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž ⧍ā§āĨ¤
2. Cobalt is a ________. / āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻž ________āĨ¤ A) Non-metal B) Metal C) Gas D) Liquid Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) Metal (āϧāĻžāϤā§) Explanation: Cobalt is a hard metal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āϧāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤
3. Cobalt is mainly used in ________. / āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻ āĻ'āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ? A) Paper B) Food C) Rechargeable batteries D) Plastic Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) Rechargeable batteries Explanation: Cobalt is widely used in rechargeable batteries, especially EV batteries. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§ EV āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Cobalt gives which color to glass ? / āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ā§°āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ ? A) Red B) Blue C) Green D) Yellow Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) Blue (āύā§āϞāĻž) Explanation: Cobalt compounds produce a deep blue color in glass and ceramics. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āϝā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋā§° āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ āύā§āϞāĻž ā§°āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
5. How many protons are present in a cobalt atom ? / āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ? A) 26 B) 27 C) 28 D) 29 Ansr / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) 27 Explanation: Every cobalt atom contains 27 protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϤ ⧍ā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
6. Cobalt is used to make ________. / āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? A) Weak alloys B) Strong alloys C) Sugar D) Rubber Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) Strong alloys (āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤā§) Explanation: Cobalt improves the strength of alloys used in machines and aircraft. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻā§ āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤā§āĻ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤