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Strontium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,8,2
Electron Configuration [Kr] 5s2
Ground state 1S0
Atomic Volume 33.7 g/cm3
Electronegativity 0.95
Magnetic ordering Paramagnetic
Mass magnetic susceptibility -2.5 x 10-9
Molar magnetic susceptibility -2.19 x 10-10
Thermal Properties
Enthalpy of Atomization 163.2 kJ mol-1 @25°C
Enthalpy of Fusion 9.16 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 154.4 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 26.4 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 35.4 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 22.5 μm m-1 K-1
Hardness
Mohs hardness 1.5
Elastic Properties
Poisson ratio 0.28
Shear modulus 6.1 GPa
Electrical Properties
Electrical resistivity 1.3 x 10-7 Ω m
Electrical conductivity No data.
Chemical Properties
Electrochemical Equivalent 1.635 g Ah-1
Electron Work Function 2.59 eV
Valence Electron Potential (-eV) 25.7
Ionization Potential  
First 5.695
Second 11.03
Third 43.6
Energy Levels
Kα1 (intensity 100) 14.165 KeV
Kα2 (intensity 50) 14.0979 KeV
Kβ1 (intensity 16) 15.8357 KeV
Kβ2 (intensity 2.8) 16.0835 KeV
Kβ3 (intensity 7.7) 15.8226 KeV
Lα1 (intensity 100) 1.80656 KeV
Lα2 (intensity 10) 1.80474 KeV
Lβ1 (intensity 45) 1.87172 KeV
Lβ3 (intensity 3.9) 1.9478 KeV
Lβ4 (intensity 0.2) 1.9361 KeV
Lγ3 (intensity 3) 1.649 KeV
Ll (intensity 4) 1.582 KeV
Atomic Radii
Empirical 200 pm
Bohr Radius 219 pm
Covalent Radius 192 pm
Van der Waals No data.
Triple covalent 139 pm
Metallic 215 pm
Oxidation States
Main Sr+2
Other
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 549.5
M+ - M2+ 1064.2
M2+ - M3+ 4210
M3+ - M4+ 5500
M4+ - M5+ 6910
M5+ - M6+ 8760
M6+ - M7+ 10200
M7+ - M8+ 11800
M8+ - M9+ 15600
M9+ - M10+ 17100
Vapour Pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1K 10K 100K
T (K) 796 882 990 1139 1345 1646
Crystal Structure
Structure Cubic close packed
a = 608.49 pm
b = 608.49 pm
c = 608.49 pm
α = 90°
β = 90°
γ = 90°