Yana da kwanciyar hankali a yanayin zafi na al'ada, kuma yana ƙonewa a cikin harshen wuta mai haske lokacin da aka yi zafi, kuma yana samar da bismuth oxide mai launin rawaya ko launin ruwan kasa.
Ƙarfin da aka narkar da shi yana ƙaruwa bayan an haɗa shi.
Kauce wa lamba tare da oxides, halogens, acid, da interhalogen mahadi.
Ba ya narkewa a cikin hydrochloric acid lokacin da babu iska, kuma ana iya narkar da shi a hankali lokacin da iska ta shiga ciki.
Ƙarfin yana ƙaruwa daga ruwa zuwa ƙarfi, kuma ƙimar haɓaka shine 3.3%.
Yana da karye kuma cikin sauƙin murkushe shi, kuma yana da ƙarancin wutar lantarki da yanayin zafi.
Yana iya amsawa tare da bromine da aidin lokacin zafi.
A dakin da zafin jiki, bismuth ba ya amsa da oxygen ko ruwa, kuma zai iya ƙone don samar da bismuth trioxide lokacin da zafi sama da wurin narkewa.
Bismuth selenide da telluride suna da Properties semiconducting.
