Boron#5 Crystal type

Boron (B) element facts for kids

The glass that can go from oven to counter without cracking (Pyrex) is made with boron. A pinch of boron also turns a flame green, and boron rods are used in nuclear plants because they swallow the tiny bullets that keep a reactor going.

Crystalthe Green-Flame Teapot

Battle stats

10 Toughness Boron is super hard

+0 Power Only sort of reactive

3 Speed A very light atom

Real facts

1Boron in glass makes Pyrex that can go oven-to-counter.
2A pinch turns a flame green.
3Reactor rods use boron because it swallows tiny nuclear bullets.

Moves

Green FlameSun

Hit now, plus 1 more for the next 2 rounds.

If you put boron in a flame, the flame always turns green, so this move is that color.

Heatproof ShellForce

Hits harder, but you take 1.

Boron in glass stops the glass from expanding when it gets hot, so the teapot does not shatter.

Neutron SwallowDrink

Hit and heal half of what you deal.

Boron atoms catch the tiny invisible bullets inside a reactor so the reactor stays calm.

Battle type

CrystalMetalloids, between metals and nonmetals.

Type bonus: Hits go through Guard, armor and dodges.

Beats×2

Noble gasPrecision pierces evasion. Game rule

Weak to×2

MetalBrittle crystals shatter against metal. Game rule

Resists×½

AcidGlass shrugs off most acids (hydrofluoric acid is the famous exception). Real science

Real science: it happens, though not always. Game rule: keeps battles fair.

Metalloid family: Half metal, half not. Silicon is the sand-brain that makes computer chips.

Boron quick facts

Boron quick facts
Atomic number	5
Symbol	B
Family	Metalloid
Group (column)	13
Period (row)	2
State at room temperature	Solid
Discovered	1808, Joseph Gay-Lussac and Louis Jacques Thénard (Humphry Davy, 1809)

Interesting facts about boron

Boron compounds make flames and fireworks glow green.
Borax, a boron mineral, is used in some cleaning products and slime recipes.
Boron in glass makes borosilicate glass, which can handle sudden heat.
Boron is a metalloid: it acts partly like a metal and partly not.

What are Boron's moves, and the real science behind them?

Green Flame

In the game: A bright green hit. The real science: If you put boron in a flame, the flame always turns green, so this move is that color.

Heatproof Shell

In the game: Ignore a fire hit. The real science: Boron in glass stops the glass from expanding when it gets hot, so the teapot does not shatter.

Neutron Swallow

In the game: Resist Radioactive and heal a little. The real science: Boron atoms catch the tiny invisible bullets inside a reactor so the reactor stays calm.

Where does Boron fit among the nine types?

Boron is Crystal type. Crystal is the metalloid type: elements between metals and nonmetals. It hits Noble gas cards for double damage, takes double damage from Metal and takes half from Acid. Read Elemon's nine types vs. the real element families for the full map.

Boron in the game
Elemon type	Crystal
Hearts	2
Strong against (×2)	Noble gas
Weak to (×2)	Metal
Resists (×½)	Acid
Type power	Hits go through Guard, armor and dodges.

Want boron on the table? Its card is in the free printable first 20 element cards, and it is one of the first 20 elements most classes start with.