Element – 33: Arsenic (As) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ā§Šā§Š: āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• (As)


Element – 33: Arsenic (As) | āĻŽā§ŒāϞ – ā§Šā§Š: āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• (As)



  • Element / āĻŽā§ŒāϞ: Arsenic (As) / āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• (As)

  • Atomic Number / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: 33 / ā§Šā§Š

  • Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ: Metalloid / āωāĻĒāϧāĻžāϤ⧁ (Metalloid)


Note: Arsenic is a toxic metalloid, but it is also used in electronics and semiconductors.((Semiconductor) āĻĒā§ā§°āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Points / āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš



  • Metalloid / āωāĻĒāϧāĻžāϤ⧁

  • Highly toxic element / āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽā§ŒāϞ

  • Found in some natural minerals / āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ–āύāĻŋāϜāϤ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in semiconductors / āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧ-āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in some alloys / āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ


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



  • Protons / āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ: 33 (ā§Šā§Š)

  • Electrons / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ: 33 (ā§Šā§Š)


Why is Arsenic Important ? / āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ ?



  • Used in electronics / āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύāĻŋāĻ• āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in semiconductors / āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧ-āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ• āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Used in some alloys / āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ā§° āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Useful only in small, controlled amounts / āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϤ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāϤ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€


Fact / āϤāĻĨā§āϝ: Arsenic was historically used as a poison. Today, it is carefully used in semiconductor technology. (āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāώ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āϏāĻžā§ąāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧ-āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


MCQs


1. What is the atomic number of Arsenic (As) ? / āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• (As)-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
A) 32 B) 34 C) 33 D) 35
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) 33


Explanation: Arsenic has 33 protons, so its atomic number is 33. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāϕ⧰ ā§Šā§ŠāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ā§Šā§ŠāĨ¤


2. Arsenic is a ________. / āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻāϟāĻž ________āĨ¤
A) Metal B) Non-metal C) Metalloid D) Gas
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Metalloid (āωāĻĒāϧāĻžāϤ⧁)


Explanation: Arsenic has properties of both metals and non-metals. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ•āϤ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻžā§° āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


3. Which statement about arsenic is correct ? / āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāϕ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• ?
A) It is harmless.  B) It is a gas.  C) It is highly toxic.  D) It is a liquid.
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) It is highly toxic (āχ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ)
Explanation: Arsenic is a highly toxic element and must be handled carefully. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻāϟāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽā§ŒāϞ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āϏāĻžā§ąāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤


4. Arsenic is used in ________. / āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•'āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Clothing B) Paper C) Semiconductors D) Wood
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Semiconductors (āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧ-āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ•)
Explanation: Arsenic is used in semiconductor devices used in electronics.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύāĻŋāĻ• āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻ…ā§°ā§āϧ-āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ• āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


5. Arsenic is found naturally in ________. / āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ•'āϤ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Plastic B) Water bottles C) Some minerals D) Rubber
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C) Some minerals (āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ–āύāĻŋāϜāϤ)
Explanation: Arsenic occurs naturally in certain minerals. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ–āύāĻŋāϜāϤ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


6. How many electrons are present in a neutral arsenic atom ? / āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
A) 32 B) 33 C) 34 D) 35
Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B) 33
Explanation: A neutral arsenic atom has 33 electrons, equal to its protons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϟāĻž āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁āϤ ā§Šā§ŠāϟāĻž āχāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϝāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϟāύ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤