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Antimony

51 Sb

Antimony

Metalloid period 5 group 15 p-block discovered: Ancient

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
51
Atomic mass
121.760 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Kr]5s2 4d10 5p3
Electronegativity
2.05 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
206 pm
Ionization energy
8.64 eV
Electron affinity
1.07 eV
Oxidation states
+5, +3, -3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
903.78 K (630,63 °C)
Boiling point
1860 K (1 586,85 °C)
Density
6.685 g/cm³