Cobalt
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
27 |
| Element |
Cobalt |
| Symbol |
Co |
| Atomic Mass |
58.933 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
32 (most common isotope, Cobalt-59) |
| Number of Protons |
27 |
| Number of Electrons |
27 |
| Period |
4 |
| Group |
9 |
| Phase |
Solid |
| Radioactive |
No |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
Yes |
| Nonmetal |
No |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Transition Metal |
| Atomic Radius |
152 pm |
| Electronegativity |
1.88 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
7.881 eV |
| Density |
8.90 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
1495 °C |
| Boiling Point |
2927 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
1 stable (Cobalt-59) |
| Discoverer |
Georg Brandt |
| Year |
1735 |
| Specific Heat |
0.421 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
4 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
9 |