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Strontium

38 Sr

Strontium

Alkaline earth metal period 5 group 2 s-block discovered: 1790

As a chemical element

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

Atomic number
38
Atomic mass
87.62 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Kr]5s2
Electronegativity
0.95 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
249 pm
Ionization energy
5.695 eV
Oxidation states
+2

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1050 K (776,85 °C)
Boiling point
1655 K (1 381,85 °C)
Density
2.64 g/cm³