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Zirconium

40 Zr

Zirconium

Transition metal period 5 group 4 d-block discovered: 1789

As a chemical element

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

Atomic number
40
Atomic mass
91.22 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Kr]5s2 4d2
Electronegativity
1.33 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
186 pm
Ionization energy
6.634 eV
Electron affinity
0.426 eV
Oxidation states
+4

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
2128 K (1 854,85 °C)
Boiling point
4682 K (4 408,85 °C)
Density
6.52 g/cm³