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Astatine
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,18,7
Electron Configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5
Ground state 23/2
Atomic Volume g/cm3
Electronegativity 2.2
Magnetic ordering No data
Thermal Properties
Enthalpy of Atomization 92 kJ mol-1 @25°C
Enthalpy of Fusion 23.8 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation No data.
Heat Capacity No data.
Thermal Conductivity 1.7 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion No data.
Electrical Properties
Electrical resistivity No data.
Electrical conductivity No data.
Chemical Properties
Electrochemical Equivalent 7.8346 g Ah-1
Ionization Potential  
First 9.65
Energy Levels
Kα1 (intensity 0) 81.52 KeV
Kα2 (intensity 50) 78.95 KeV
Kβ1 (intensity 0) 92.3 KeV
Lα1 (intensity 100) 11.4268 KeV
Lα2 (intensity 10) 11.3048 KeV
Lβ1 (intensity 38) 13.876 KeV
Lβ3 (intensity 2) 14.0678 KeV
Lβ4 (intensity 2) 13.4839 KeV
Lγ1 (intensity 8) 16.251 KeV
Lγ2 (intensity 2.7) 16.5769 KeV
Lγ3 (intensity 2) 12.47 KeV
Ll (intensity 6) 9.8964 KeV
Atomic Radii
Empirical No data.
Bohr Radius No data.
Covalent Radius No data.
Van der Waals No data.
Triple covalent 138 pm
Metallic No data.
Ionic Radii (Å)
Charge Coordination Crystal Ionic Key
VI 0.76 0.62 A
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 At-1, At+1, At+3
Other
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 930
M+ - M2+ 1600
M2+ - M3+ 2900
M3+ - M4+ 4000
M4+ - M5+ 4900
M5+ - M6+ 7500
M6+ - M7+ 8800
M7+ - M8+ 13300
M8+ - M9+ 15400
M9+ - M10+ 17700
Covalent Bonds (kJ mol-1)
At-At 110
Vapour Pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1K 10K 100K
T (K) 361 392 429 475 531 607