Antimony
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Sb |
| Atomic Weight | 121.757 g/mol |
| Element Number | 51 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1000 |
| Discoverer | -- |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | +/-3, 5 |
| Boiling Point | 1860 K |
| Melting Point | 903.91 K |
| Density | 6.69 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Kr]4d10,5s2,p3 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Acidic |
| Crystal Structure | Rhombohedral |
| Electronegativity | 2.05 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 67.97 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 19.83 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 2.6 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 24.3 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.207 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 8.641 |
| Atomic Volume | 18.40 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.59 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.40 Å |
| Synthetic | No |