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COBALT [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2010-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Additives
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
Co
symbol
7440-48-4
CAS number
OBS

A tough, lustrous, nickel-white or silvery-gray, metallic element in group VIII of the periodic system. Similar in properties to iron, but harder ... Symbol, Co; isometric; atomic number, 27 ... Used extensively in alloys.

OBS

A mineral element, part of vitamin B12, required by the body, but not in large amounts.

OBS

In 1966, cobalt was banned as a foam stabilizer in beer after it was discovered to have caused the death of several heavy drinkers in Canada.

OBS

cobalt: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Co
symbol
7440-48-4
CAS number
OBS

Métal blanc assez malléable n'existant pas à l'état natif. Il entre dans la composition de plusieurs silicates (olivine, biotite, etc.). On le rencontre surtout dans les roches magmatiques basiques et ultrabasiques. Élément chimique de numéro atomique 27; masse atomique 58.93.

OBS

[Le] cobalt [...] intervient dans la composition de la vitamine B12 et, à ce titre, est indispensable à la vie de l'homme [...]

OBS

Le cobalt est un [...] corps chimique [qui a été] utilisé pour contrôler l'écumage (moussage) de la bière durant la fabrication.

OBS

cobalt : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Física nuclear
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Co
symbol
7440-48-4
CAS number
OBS

Metal de color blanco rojizo, n.° atómico 27, tan dificil de fundir como el hierro y más duro que él, que entra en la composición de muchas pinturas y esmaltes.

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Record 2 1987-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geographical Names
OBS

The folded rocks are overlain unconformably by unfolded or gently folded rocks of Mistassini Homocline and Cobalt and Nipigon Plates. Located in Superior Province.

Key term(s)
  • Cobalt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géographiques

Spanish

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