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Selenium

34 Se

Selenium

Nonmetal period 4 group 16 p-block discovered: 1817

As a chemical element

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

Atomic number
34
Atomic mass
78.97 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Ar]4s2 3d10 4p4
Electronegativity
2.55 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
190 pm
Ionization energy
9.752 eV
Electron affinity
2.021 eV
Oxidation states
+6, +4, -2

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
493.65 K (220,5 °C)
Boiling point
958 K (684,85 °C)
Density
4.809 g/cm³

Materials about this element