Astatine

Radioactive element
Latin nameAstatium
English nameAstatine
chemical symbolAt
atomic number85
relative atomic mass(209,9871)
period6
groupVII.A
classificationhalogens
discovery year1940
discovererCorson, MacKenzie, Segre
melting point [°C]302
boiling point [°C]337
density [g cm-3]N/A
electronegativity [Pauling]2,2
oxidation states-I, I, III, V, VII
electron configuration[Xe]4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5
atomic radius [pm]127
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]6
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]1,7
1. ionizing potential [eV]9,5
state at normal conditionssolid

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