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Thallium sulfuricum
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Thallium sulfuricum
Etymology
thallos: greek name for a green young branch
Family
Traditional name
Tl2SO4
eng: sulphate of thallium
Used parts
The attenuations are prepared from Thallium sulphate, Tl2SO4.
Classification
Minerals; Inorganic; Column Three (close to Plumbum)
Keywords
Original proving
Description of the substance
The name "Thallium" comes from the greek word thallos, which means a joung green branch. Thallium was sprectroscopically discovered; because of the green spectral line it got his name. Thallium was isolated in 1862 by Crookes and about at the same time by Lamy.
Thallium is a soft metal; it can be cut with a knife. When freshly exposed to air, thallium exhibits a metallic luster, but soon develops a bluish-gray tinge, resembling lead in appearance. A heavy oxide builds up on thallium if left in air, and in the presence of water the hydride is formed.
The element and its compounds are toxic and should be handled carefully. Contact of the metal with skin is dangerous. Thallium is suspected of carcinogenic potential for man.