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Rhodium

45 Rh

Rhodium

Transition metal period 5 group 9 d-block discovered: 1803

As a chemical element

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

Atomic number
45
Atomic mass
102.9055 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Kr]5s1 4d8
Electronegativity
2.28 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
195 pm
Ionization energy
7.459 eV
Electron affinity
1.137 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
2237 K (1 963,85 °C)
Boiling point
3968 K (3 694,85 °C)
Density
12.4 g/cm³