Thallium
Latin name | Thallium |
English name | Thallium |
chemical symbol | Tl |
atomic number | 81 |
relative atomic mass | 204,3833 |
period | 6 |
group | III.A |
classification | metals |
discovery year | 1861 |
discoverer | W. 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 states | I, 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 hardness | 1,2 |
shear modulus [GPa] | 2,8 |
Young's modulus [GPa] | 8 |
point of superconductivity [K] | 2,39 |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Thallium is a very soft and malleable metallic element.
Resources
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mercury ← thallium → lead