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Thallium

81 Tl

Thallium

Post-transition metal period 6 group 13 p-block discovered: 1861

As a chemical element

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

Atomic number
81
Atomic mass
204.383 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p1
Electronegativity
1.62 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
196 pm
Ionization energy
6.108 eV
Electron affinity
0.2 eV
Oxidation states
+3, +1

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
577 K (303,85 °C)
Boiling point
1746 K (1 472,85 °C)
Density
11.8 g/cm³