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How is arsenic used?

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Arsenic has many applications:

Some compounds of arsenic are used as insecticides.
In medicine, arsenic trioxide is used in the treatment of psoriasis. An isotope of arsenic (As-74) is used as a tracer in some diagnostic imaging.
Most metallic arsenic is used in forming alloys of lead and copper. (Unalloyed lead is too soft for many purposes).
Arsenic atoms are used to create n-type regions in silicon, when fabricating transistors and integrated circuits. (Don't eat these chips.)
Gallium arsenide is used as a semiconductor material for very high-speed electronic circuits.
A compound of arsenic is used to create red color in fireworks.

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What was arsenic used for?
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What is arsenic used in?
It has many applications. See the link bellow.
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