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Promethium

61 Pm

Promethium

Lanthanide period 6 f-block discovered: 1945

As a chemical element

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

Atomic number
61
Atomic mass
144.91276 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f5
Atomic radius
236 pm
Ionization energy
5.55 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
1315 K (1 041,85 °C)
Boiling point
3273 K (2 999,85 °C)
Density
7.26 g/cm³