Radon

Radioactive element
Latin nameRadon
English nameRadon
chemical symbolRn
atomic number86
relative atomic mass(222,0176)
period6
groupVIII.A
classificationnoble gases
discovery year1898
discovererF. E. Dorn
melting point [°C]-71
boiling point [°C]-61,8
critical temperature [°C]104
critical pressure [MPa]6,28
density [g cm-3]0,00973
electronegativity [Pauling]2,0
oxidation statesII
electron configuration[Xe]4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6
atomic radius [pm]120
covalent radius [pm]145
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,09
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]2,89
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]0,00361
1. ionizing potential [eV]10,7485
state at normal conditionsgas

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