Osmium
| Latin name | Osmium |
| English name | Osmium |
| chemical symbol | Os |
| atomic number | 76 |
| relative atomic mass | 190,23 |
| period | 6 |
| group | VIII.B |
| classification | transition metals |
| discovery year | 1803 |
| discoverer | Tennant |
| melting point [°C] | 3054 |
| boiling point [°C] | 5027 |
| density [g cm-3] | 22,66 |
| density at melting point [g cm-3] | 20 |
| electronegativity [Pauling] | 2,2 |
| oxidation states | II, III, IV, VI, VIII |
| electron configuration | [Xe]4f14 5d6 6s2 |
| atomic radius [pm] | 185 |
| covalent radius [pm] | 128 |
| specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,13 |
| heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 31,8 |
| thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 87,6 |
| el. conductivity [S m-1] | 1,23.107 |
| 1. ionizing potential [eV] | 8,7 |
| Mohs hardness | 7 |
| Brinell hardness [MPa] | 3920 |
| shear modulus [GPa] | 222 |
| point of superconductivity [K] | 0,66 |
| state at normal conditions | solid |
Resources
- BARTHELMY, David. Mineral Species containing Osmium. In: Mineralogy database [online]. 2010 [cit. 2012-06-20]. Available from: http://webmineral.com/chem/Chem-Os.shtml
- GINZBURG, Susanna. Analitičeskaja chimija platinovych metallov. Moskva: Nauka, 1972.
- LIVINGSTONE, Stanley. Chimija rutenija, rodija, palladija, osmija, iridija, platiny. Moskva: Mir, 1978.
- MELLOR, Joseph. Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry. Vol. 15. Londýn: Longmans, Green & Co., 1936.
- STWERTKA, Albert. A Guide to the Elements. Oxford: University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-515027-9.
- TICHÝ, Miloň. Toxikologie pro chemiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, ISBN 80-7184-625-2.
rhenium ← osmium → iridium