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Astatine
General | States | Energies | Oxidation & Electrons |Appearance & Characteristics
Reactions | Other Forms |Radius | Conductivity | Abundance
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General

Name Astatine Symbol At
atomic number 85 Atomic weight (210)
Density @ 293 K ? Atomic volume ?
Group Halogen discovered 1940

States

state (s, l, g) s
melting point 575.2 K boiling point K
Heat of fusion ? Heat of vaporization ?
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Energies

1st ionization energy 890 kJ/mole electronegativity 2.2
2nd ionization energy kJ/mole electron affinity 270 kJ/mole
3rd ionization energy kJ/mole Specific heat ?
heat atomization 92 kJ/mole atoms

Oxidation & Electrons

Shells 2,8,18,32,18,7 electron configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5
minimum oxidation number -1 maximum oxidation number 7
min. common oxidation no. -1 max. common oxidation no. 1
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Appearance & Characteristics

structure color
uses toxicity
hardness mohs characteristics Radioactive

Reactions

reaction with air reaction with 6M HCl
reaction with 6M HCl reaction with 15M HNO3
reaction with 6M NaOH
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Other Forms

number of isotopes 0 hydride(s) HAt
oxide(s) chloride(s)

Radius

ionic radius (2- ion) pm ionic radius (1- ion) pm
atomic radius pm ionic radius (1+ ion) pm
ionic radius (2+ ion) pm ionic radius (3+ ion) pm
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Conductivity

thermal conductivity J/m-sec-deg electrical conductivity 1/mohm-cm
polarizability 6 A^3

Abundance

source Synthetic(Th or U decay) rel. abund. solar system log
abundance earth's crust log cost, pure $/100g
cost, bulk $/100g
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