Iyazinzile kubushushu obuqhelekileyo, kwaye ivutha kwidangatye eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka xa ishushu, kwaye ivelisa i-bismuth oxide emthubi okanye emdaka.
Umthamo wesinyithi otyhidiweyo uyanda emva kokunyuswa.
Gwema ukudibanisa nee-oxides, i-halogens, i-acids, kunye ne-interhalogen compounds.
Ayinyibiliki kwi-hydrochloric acid xa kungekho moya, kwaye inokunyibilika kancinane xa kudlula umoya.
Umthamo uyanda ukusuka kwi-liquid ukuya kwi-solid, kwaye izinga lokwandisa liyi-3.3%.
I-brittle kwaye ityumke ngokulula, kwaye inombane kunye nokuhanjiswa kwe-thermal.
Inokusabela nge-bromine kunye ne-iodine xa ishushu.
Kwiqondo lobushushu begumbi, i-bismuth ayisebenzi nge-oxygen okanye amanzi, kwaye inokutshisa ukuvelisa i-bismuth trioxide xa ishushu ngaphezu kwendawo yokunyibilika.
I-Bismuth selenide kunye ne-teluride zineempawu ze-semiconducting.