Astatine
Latin name | Astatium |
English name | Astatine |
chemical symbol | At |
atomic number | 85 |
relative atomic mass | (209,9871) |
period | 6 |
group | VII.A |
classification | halogens |
discovery year | 1940 |
discoverer | Corson, 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 conditions | solid |
Resources
- Astatine. In: American Elements [online]. 2009 [cit. 2012-12-15]. Available from: http://www.americanelements.com/
- Astatine. In: Elements Database [online]. 2012 [cit. 2012-12-19]. Available from: http://www.elementsdatabase.com/
- STWERTKA, Albert. A Guide to the Elements. Oxford: University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-515027-9.
polonium ← astatine → radon