Cobalt
Cobalt is a transition metal, one of the elements that occurs in the middle of the periodic table, between Groups 2 and 13. It is located between iron and nickel, with whom it shares many commo...
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Cobalt
Cobalt is a grayish, hard, brittle metal closely resembling iron and nickel. These three metals are the only naturally magnetic elements on Earth. Cobalt exists in two allotropic forms that int...
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Cobalt
Symbol
Co
Atomic Number
27
Atomic Mass
58.9332
Family
Group 9 (Viiib) Transition Metal Pronunciation
CO-balt
Overview
Humans have been using compounds of cobalt since at least 1400 B.C. The co...
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