Properties | |
| Atomic Number: | 28 |
| Atomic Weight: | 58.6934 |
| Electron Configuration (at ground state): | 1s22s22p63s23p63d84s2 |
| Oxidation States (Bold most stable): | +2, +3 |
| Boiling Point (K): | 3005 |
| Melting Point (K): | 1726 |
| Density (at 300K -- g/cm3): | 8.90 |
| Atomic Volume (at 300K -- cm3/mol) | 6.60 |
| Number of stable isotopes: | 5 |
| Mass Number (Bold naturally occurring) -- Half-Life -- Disintigration Type: |
57 -- 36.0 hours -- positron emission, orbital electron capture 59 -- 8 x 104 -- orbital electron capture 63 -- 92 years -- beta particle (electron) emission |
| Covalent Radius (Å): | 1.15 |
| Atomic Radius (Å): | 1.24 |
| First Ionization Potential (V): | 7.635 |
| Electronegativity (Pauling's): | 1.91 |
| Specific Heat Capacity (at 300K -- J g-1 K-1): | 0.444 |
| Heat of Vaporization (kJ/mol): | 377.5 |
| Heat of Fusion (kJ/mol): | 17.2 |
Electrical Conductivity (at 293K for polycrystalline material -- 106  -1 cm-1): |
14.6 |
| Thermal Conductivity (at 300K -- W m-1 K-1): | 90.7 |
| Crystal Structure: |  Cubic, face centered |
| Acid-Base Properties: |  Very basic |