Template:Infobox astatine

Astatine,  85At
General properties
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Appearanceunknown, probably metallic
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Astatine in the periodic table
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Atomic number (Z)85
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Periodperiod 6
Blockp-block
Element categoryTemplate:Infobox element/category format, sometimes classified as a nonmetal, or a metalTemplate:Sfn[1]
Electron configuration[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5
Electrons per shell
2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 7
Physical properties
Phase at STPsolid
Melting point575 K ​(302 °C, ​576 °F)
Boiling point610 K ​(337 °C, ​639 °F)
Density (near r.t.)(At2) 6.35±0.15 g/cm3 (predicted)[2]
Molar volume(At2) 32.94 cm3/mol (predicted)[2]
[[Enthalpy of vaporization|Heat of Template:Engvar]](At2) 54.39 kJ/mol[3]
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Atomic properties
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ElectronegativityPauling scale: 2.2
[[Ionization energy|Template:Engvar energies]]
  • 1st: 899.003 kJ/mol[4]
Covalent radius150 pm
Van der Waals radius202 pm
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Other properties
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(predicted)[1]
Thermal conductivity1.7 W/(m·K)
CAS Number7440-68-8
History
Namingafter Greek astatos (αστατος), meaning "unstable"
DiscoveryDale R. Corson, Kenneth Ross MacKenzie, Emilio Segrè (1940)
Main isotopes of astatine
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  1. 1.0 1.1 Hermann, A.; Hoffmann, R.; Ashcroft, N. W. (2013). "Condensed Astatine: Monatomic and Metallic". Physical Review Letters. 111 (11): 116404–1–116404–5. Bibcode:2013PhRvL.111k6404H. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.116404. PMID 24074111.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bonchev, D.; Kamenska, V. (1981). "Predicting the Properties of the 113–120 Transactinide Elements". The Journal of Physical Chemistry. ACS Publications. 85 (9): 1177–86. doi:10.1021/j150609a021. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. Glushko, V. P.; Medvedev, V. A.; Bergma, G. A. (1966). Termicheskie Konstanty Veshchestv (in Russian). 1. Nakua. p. 65.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  4. Rothe, S.; Andreyev, A. N.; Antalic, S.; Borschevsky, A.; Capponi, L.; Cocolios, T. E.; De Witte, H.; Eliav, E.; et al. (2013). "Measurement of the First Ionization Potential of Astatine by Laser Ionization Spectroscopy". Nature Communications. 4: 1–6. Bibcode:2013NatCo...4E1835R. doi:10.1038/ncomms2819. PMC 3674244. PMID 23673620.