Concept information
Preferred term
Metals, Heavy
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Narrower concepts
- Actinium
- Americium
- Antimony
- Barium
- Berkelium
- Bismuth
- Cadmium
- Californium
- Cesium
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Curium
- Einsteinium
- Fermium
- Francium
- Gallium
- Germanium
- Gold
- Hafnium
- Indium
- Iridium
- Iron
- Lawrencium
- Lead
- Manganese
- Mendelevium
- Mercury
- Molybdenum
- Neptunium
- Nickel
- Niobium
- Nobelium
- Osmium
- Palladium
- Platinum
- Plutonium
- Protactinium
- Radium
- Rhenium
- Rhodium
- Rubidium
- Ruthenium
- Silver
- Strontium
- Tantalum
- Technetium
- Thallium
- Thorium
- Tin
- Tungsten
- Uranium
- Vanadium
- Zinc
- Zirconium
Entry terms
- Heavy Metal
- Heavy Metals
- Metal, Heavy
Note
- general; prefer specifics
Scope note
- Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
History note
- 97
In other languages
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Finnish
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raskasmetalli
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019216
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