Palladium


Electron Configuration

General Properties

Atomic Symbol Pd
Atomic Weight 106.42 g/mol
Element Number 46
Standard State Solid
Standard Type Stongly Basic
Date of Discovery 1804
Discoverer Wollaston

Physical Properties

Oxidation States 2,4
Boiling Point 3240 K
Melting Point 1825 K
Density 12.0 g/cm³
Electron Configuration [Kr]4d10
Acid/Base Properties Basic
Crystal Structure Cubic, face centered
Electronegativity 2.20
Heat of Vaporization 393.3 kJ/mol
Heat of Fusion 16.74 kJ/mol
Electrical Conductivity 10.0 10^6omg-¹cm-¹
Thermal Conductivity 71.8 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K)
Specific Heat Capacity 0.244 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K)
First Ionization Potential 8.34
Atomic Volume 8.90 cm³/mol
Atomic Radius 1.37 Å
Covalent Radius 1.28 Å
Synthetic No