Technetium

Radioactive
Latin nameTecnetium
English nameTechnetium
chemical symbolTc
atomic number43
relative atomic mass(97,9072)
period5
groupVII.B
classificationtransition metals
discovery year1937
discovererG. Pierre, E. Segré
melting point [°C]2172
boiling point [°C]4877
density [g cm-3]11,5
electronegativity [Pauling]1,9
oxidation statesIV, VI, VII
electron configuration[Kr]4d5 5s2
atomic radius [pm]183
covalent radius [pm]156
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,21
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]24,0
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]51
el. conductivity [S m-1]5.106
1. ionizing potential [eV]7,28
2. ionizing potential [eV]15,26
3. ionizing potential [eV]29,54
point of superconductivity [K]11
state at normal conditionssolid

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