Manganese

Property Value
Atomic Number 25
Element Manganese
Symbol Mn
Atomic Mass 54.938 u
Number of Neutrons 30 (most common isotope, Manganese-55)
Number of Protons 25
Number of Electrons 25
Period 4
Group 7
Phase Solid
Radioactive No
Natural Yes
Metal Yes
Nonmetal No
Metalloid No
Type Transition Metal
Atomic Radius 161 pm
Electronegativity 1.55 (Pauling scale)
First Ionization Energy 7.434 eV
Density 7.21 g/cm³
Melting Point 1246 °C
Boiling Point 2061 °C
Number of Isotopes 1 stable (Manganese-55)
Discoverer Johan Gottlieb Gahn
Year 1774
Specific Heat 0.479 J/g·K
Number of Shells 4
Number of Valence Electrons 7