cobalt
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cobalt
A chemical element with the symbol Co: a hard, silvery, lustrous metal used, among other things, in batteries, particularly resistant metal alloys, and the production of blue pigments.
Für die Herstellung vieler wiederaufladbarer Batterien wird Kobalt benötigt.
Cobalt is needed to manufacture many rechargeable batteries.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Kobalts |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Kobalt | – |
| accusative | das Kobalt | – |
| dative | dem Kobalt | – |
| genitive | des Kobalts | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Kobalt' (cobalt) is used mainly in scientific, technical, and economic texts. In everyday language, the word often appears in connection with batteries, metalworking, or commodity trading.
Der Bericht untersucht die Folgen des Abbaus von Kobalt für die Umwelt.
The report examines the environmental consequences of cobalt mining.
Common collocations include 'Kobalt abbauen' (to mine cobalt), 'Kobalt fördern' (to extract cobalt), 'Kobalt gewinnen' (to obtain cobalt), and 'Kobalt enthalten' (to contain cobalt). These verbs usually describe the extraction or processing of the raw material.
Mehrere Länder versuchen, Kobalt unter besseren Arbeitsbedingungen zu gewinnen.
Several countries are trying to obtain cobalt under better working conditions.
In technical texts, 'Kobalt' (cobalt) often appears together with words such as 'Legierung' (alloy), 'Batterie' (battery), 'Rohstoff' (raw material), or 'Gehalt' (content). The noun usually refers to the material as a component of a product or mixture.
Die neue Legierung enthält weniger Kobalt als das bisherige Material.
The new alloy contains less cobalt than the previous material.
