Boron

Latin nameBorum
English nameBoron
chemical symbolB
atomic number5
relative atomic mass10,811
period2
groupIII.A
classificationmetalloids
discovery year1808
discovererJ. L. Gay-Lussac
melting point [°C]2079
boiling point [°C]4000
density [g cm-3]2,34
electronegativity [Pauling]2,04
oxidation statesII, III
electron configuration[He]2s2 2p1
atomic radius [pm]87
covalent radius [pm]82
specific heat [J g-1K-1]1,02
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]50,2
skupenské teplo tání [kJ mol-1]507
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]27,4
1. ionizing potential [eV]8,298
2. ionizing potential [eV]25,154
3. ionizing potential [eV]37,93
el. conductivity [S m-1]5.10-6
Mohs hardness9,3
Vickers hardness [MPa]4,9.104
state at normal conditionssolid

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