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Platinum
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,17,1
Electron Configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
Ground state 3D3
Atomic Volume 9.09 g/cm3
Electronegativity 2.28
Magnetic ordering Paramagnetic
Mass magnetic susceptibility 1.22 x 10-8
Molar magnetic susceptibility 2.38 x 10-9
Speed of sound 2800 m s-1
Thermal Properties
Enthalpy of Atomization 565 kJ mol-1 @25°C
Enthalpy of Fusion 19.7 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 469 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 25.86 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 71.6 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 8.8 μm m-1 K-1
Hardness
Brinell hardness 392 MPa
Mohs hardness 3.5
Vickers hardness 549 MPa
Elastic Properties
Bulk modulus 230 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.38
Shear modulus 61 GPa
Young's modulus 168 GPa
Electrical Properties
Electrical resistivity 1.06 x 10-7 Ω m
Electrical conductivity No data.
Chemical Properties
Electrochemical Equivalent 1.8197 g Ah-1
Electron Work Function 5.65 eV
Valence Electron Potential (-eV) 92.2
Ionization Potential  
First 9
Second 18.563
Incompatibilities Aluminium, acetone (CH3COCH3), arsenic, ethane (C2H6), hydrazine (N2H4), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), lithium, phosphorus, selenium, tellurium, various fluorides.
Flammability
Non-combustible solid (except as dust)
Energy Levels
Kα1 (intensity 100) 66.832 KeV
Kα2 (intensity 50) 65.112 KeV
Kβ1 (intensity 26.6) 75.748 KeV
Kβ2 (intensity 10.9) 76.0785 KeV
Kβ3 (intensity 10.3) 75.8301 KeV
Lα1 (intensity 100) 9.4423 KeV
Lα2 (intensity 10) 9.3618 KeV
Lβ1 (intensity 36) 11.0707 KeV
Lβ2 (intensity 18.5) 11.2505 KeV
Lβ3 (intensity 6) 11.232 KeV
Lβ4 (intensity 4) 10.8526 KeV
Lγ1 (intensity 7) 12.942 KeV
Lγ2 (intensity 2.5) 13.2682 KeV
Lγ3 (intensity 2) 9.971 KeV
Ll (intensity 6) 8.2664 KeV
Atomic Radii
Empirical 135 pm
Bohr Radius 177 pm
Covalent Radius 128 pm
Van der Waals 175 pm
Triple covalent 110 pm
Metallic 138.5 pm
Ionic Radii (Å)
Charge Coordination Crystal Ionic Key
IVSQ 0.74 0.6
VI 0.94 0.8 A
VI 0.765 0.625 R
VI 0.71 0.57 ER
R, From r3 vs V plots.
C, Calculated from bond length - bond strength equations.
E, Estimated.
*, Most Reliable.
M, From Metallic Oxides.
A, Ahrens (1952) Ionic radius.
P, Pauling's (1960) Crystal Radius.
Oxidation States
Main Pt+4
Other Pt0, Pt+2, Pt+5, Pt+6
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 870
M+ - M2+ 1791
M2+ - M3+ 2800
M3+ - M4+ 3900
M4+ - M5+ 5300
M5+ - M6+ 7200
M6+ - M7+ 8900
M7+ - M8+ 10500
M8+ - M9+ 12300
M9+ - M10+ 14100
Vapour Pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1K 10K 100K
T (K) 2330 (2550) 2815 3143 3556 4094
Crystal Structure
Structure Cubic close packed
a = 392.42 pm
b = 392.42 pm
c = 392.42 pm
α = 90°
β = 90°
γ = 90°