Unfortunately, it also causes eczema, nausea, and aplastic anemia in humans, and may have killed Napoleon.
Compounds of this element have been used for things as various as dyes for wallpaper and the pressure treatment of wood. A key component of Fowler's Solution, it can exist as a tetramer of itself, and when bound with gallium, it is commonly used in semiconductors. Compounds of this element bind to lipoamide-containing enzymes, especially those responsible for bacterial respiration, so Paul Ehrlich used it as an early treatment for syphilis. Unfortunately, it also causes eczema, nausea, and aplastic anemia in humans, and may have killed Napoleon. FTP name this toxic metalloid known for polluting drinking water, number 33 on the periodic table.
Compounds of this element have been used for things as various as dyes for wallpaper and the pressure treatment of wood.
Arsenic