Thallium

Latin nameThallium
English nameThallium
chemical symbolTl
atomic number81
relative atomic mass204,3833
period6
groupIII.A
classificationmetals
discovery year1861
discovererW. Crookes
melting point [°C]303,5
boiling point [°C]1457
density [g cm-3]11,85
density at melting point [g cm-3]11,22
electronegativity [Pauling]2,04
oxidation statesI, III
electron configuration[Xe]4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,13
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]4,142
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]46,1
el. conductivity [S m-1]5,6.106
1. ionizing potential [eV]6,1083
2. ionizing potential [eV]20,428
3. ionizing potential [eV]29,829
Mohs hardness1,2
shear modulus [GPa]2,8
Young's modulus [GPa]8
point of superconductivity [K]2,39
state at normal conditionssolid

Thallium is a very soft and malleable metallic element.

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