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Praseodymium

59 Pr

Praseodymium

Lanthanide period 6 f-block discovered: 1885

As a chemical element

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

Atomic number
59
Atomic mass
140.90766 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f3
Electronegativity
1.13 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
239 pm
Ionization energy
5.464 eV
Oxidation states
+3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1204 K (930,85 °C)
Boiling point
3793 K (3 519,85 °C)
Density
6.77 g/cm³