Osmium

Latin nameOsmium
English nameOsmium
chemical symbolOs
atomic number76
relative atomic mass190,23
period6
groupVIII.B
classificationtransition metals
discovery year1803
discovererTennant
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 statesII, 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 hardness7
Brinell hardness [MPa]3920
shear modulus [GPa]222
point of superconductivity [K]0,66
state at normal conditionssolid

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