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Cobalt

Metal

Cobalt

A metallic element with atomic number 27, atomic weight 58.93, density 8.9 g/cm3. The element was produced unknowingly by Georg Brandt in 1742, but was not identified until 1780 when Bergman recognized it as new element. However, cobalt compounds had been used to colour glass from at least 1500 BC.