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Improve Article Save Article Like Article Improve Article Save Article Like Article Atomic Mass of Boron is                .A)  10.81B)  10.04C)  11.42D)  14.81Answer:Option A) 10.81 is correct.Explanation:Atomic Mass of any substance is the sum of the number of protons and the number of neutrons in the nucleus of that atom.For Boron,Number of Protons =  5Number of Neutrons =  6Thus, Atomic Mass of Boron =  5 + 6 = 11In absolute terms, the average atomic mass of Boron is 10.81 amu. It is calculated taking into…

Professor Xiulin Ruan with the boron nitride white paint.Image: Photo: Purdue University/Jared Pike Graphics: Vicky LetaIt’s common sense: When it’s hot outside, don’t put on a dark shirt—wear white instead. A team of researchers at Purdue University has put this common knowledge to work to figure out ways to cool buildings, planes, and even cars with the world’s whitest paints.The concept of using white paint to deflect heat isn’t new. As far back as the 1970s, scientists and manufacturers had been developing whiter and…

Surprisingly, NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is not a spectacular view of the cosmos, but a periodic table! Read on to know why. Each day, NASA features a different image of our fascinating universe along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Today, the image neither features any breathtaking image of a galaxy in the deep cosmos nor reveals an unseen image of our biggest star, our Sun. Instead, NASA dedicated today's astronomy picture of the day to the periodic table of elements. If you…

Photo: Christopher Furlong (Getty Images)The Biden administration’s plans to boost manufacturing ofelectric vehicles may face a big bump in the road—and that bump is made of graphite. Both E&E News and Marketplace reported this week on how the coming electric vehicle revolution will supercharge the demand for the mineral.Graphite is a crucial component of electric vehicle batteries, used to make the anode—the part of the battery that releases electrons. When compared with other minerals used to make other parts of…

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Houston, and other facilities have just published an interesting paper that speculates on the future of silicon — or rather, a possible lack thereof. According to the report, using cubic boron arsenide (c-BAs) instead of silicon in semiconductor manufacturing could bring a host of benefits, including better thermals, conductivity, and a performance increase worthy of the future of computing. Is silicon going to become obsolete? MIT As…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Olivine is an important component of Earth's upper mantle. The effect of boron on the properties of olivine has been previously ignored since boron is largely incompatible with olivine. Most recovered natural olivine samples have very low concentrations ( …