cobalt is a gray silvery metal
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No. Cobalt is in period 4, but iridium is in period 6.
Cobalt is a metallic element, so it forms various compounds. Some common cobalt compounds include cobalt chloride, cobalt carbonate, cobalt sulfate, and cobalt oxide. These compounds have different uses in industry, such as in the production of pigments, batteries, and magnetic materials.
The chemical name is Cobalt(II) Fluoride Hexahydrate.
No, cobalt-60 is a synthetic radioactive isotope of cobalt. It is produced by bombarding stable cobalt-59 with neutrons in a nuclear reactor.
Cobalt: goes well with iron