Platinum
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
78 |
| Element |
Platinum |
| Symbol |
Pt |
| Atomic Mass |
195.084 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
117 (most common isotope, Platinum-195) |
| Number of Protons |
78 |
| Number of Electrons |
78 |
| Period |
6 |
| Group |
10 |
| Phase |
Solid |
| Radioactive |
No |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
Yes |
| Nonmetal |
No |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Transition Metal |
| Atomic Radius |
177 pm |
| Electronegativity |
2.28 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
8.958 eV |
| Density |
21.45 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
1768.3 °C |
| Boiling Point |
3825 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
6 stable (Pt-190, Pt-192, Pt-194, Pt-195, Pt-196, Pt-198) |
| Discoverer |
Known since ancient times |
| Year |
Unknown |
| Specific Heat |
0.133 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
6 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
10 |