THE MAGIC OF CHEMISTRY

THINKING BACK TO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY CLASSES, YOU MAY REMEMBER THE GOOD OLE PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS. RIGHT NEXT TO LEAD ON THE CHART IS THE ELEMENT BISMUTH. BISMUTH IS ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY HEAVIER THAN LEAD DUE TO AN EXTRA PROTON IN ITS NUCLEUS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, BISMUTH DOESN’T HAVE THE TOXIC PROPERTIES OF LEAD. IN FACT, BISMUTH IS WHERE PEPTO BISMOL GETS ITS NAME. BECAUSE OF ITS NON-TOXIC NATURE, MALLEABILITY AND WEIGHT, BISMUTH MAKES AN EXCELLENT LEAD ALTERNATIVE FOR GAME CARTRIDGES. RIO BISMUTH IS A KEY ELEMENTS IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.