| name | Boron |
| latin | Borum |
| french | Bore |
| german | Bor |
| symbol | B |
| proton number | 5 |
| atomic weight | 10.811 |
| Pauling electronegativity | 2.04 |
| electronic configuration | [He] 2s22p1 1s22s22p1 |
| melting point | 2349 K, 2076°C, 3769°F |
| boiling point | 4200 K, 3927°C, 7100°F |
| group | 13 |
| period | 2 |
| state (by 20°C) | solid |
| oxidation states | +3 |
| Year of discovery | Discoverers |
| 1808 | Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850) Louis Jacques Thénard (1777-1857) |