85 AtAstatine
Atomic Weight: 209.9871Shells: 2,8,18,32,18,7
Group: HalogenFilling orbital: 6p5
Crystal Structure: ?Covalent radius: 1.45 Ĺ
Oxidation States: (±1),3,5,7Atomic radius: 1.43 Ĺ
Electronegativity, Pauling: 1.96Atomic volume: ?
State at RT: SolidFirst ionization potential: 9.5 V
Melting Point: 575°K2nd ionization potential: ?
Boiling Point: 610°K3rd ionization potential: ?
Density @ 293°K: ?Specific heat: ?
Electrical conductivity: --Heat of vaporization: ?
Thermal conductivity: 0.500 W/cmKHeat of fusion: ?
Element Nuclides
NuclideAbundance WeightSpinHalf-Life Decay Modes
At2060.%206.529.4m, +,
At2080.%208.61.63h, +,
At2110.%210.98754.57.21h,
At2150.%214.99864.50.10ms
At2170.%217.00474.532ms, -
At2180.%218.008701.6s
At2190.%219.0113050s, -

Name origin: Greek: astatos (unstable).
Description: Radioactive member of the halogen group.
Discovered by: D.R.Corson, K.R.MacKenzie, E.Segré
Year: 1940
Location: United States
Sources: Does not occur in nature. Similar to iodine. Produced by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles.
Uses: ?


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