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Thallium Metal Solid
Symbol: Tl
Atomic number: 81
Atomic mass: 204.3833
Group: Metal
CAS-number: 7440-28-0
 
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Hg Tl Pb
 

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Shells: 2,8,18,32,18,3
Orbitals: [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1
Electronegativity: 1.4, 1.8
1. Ionization potential: 6.1083 eV
2. Ionization potential: 20.428 eV
3. Ionization potential: 29.829 eV
Oxidation states: 3,1
Electrical conductivity: 0.0617 10^6
Melting point: 303.5 °C
Boiling point: 1457 °C ±10
Specific heat: 0.13 J/gK
Heat of fusion: 4.142 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization: 164.10 kJ/mol
Thermal conductivity: 0.461 W/cmK
Atomic radius: 2.08 Å
Ionic radius: 1.59 Å ()
Covalent radius: 1.48 Å
Atomic volume: 17.2 cm³/mol
Density (293 K): 11.85 g/cm³
Crystal structure: Hexagonal
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Isotopes

NuclideAbundance [%]MassSpinHalflifeDecay modeDecay tree
200Tl020021.087dEC,Beta+View
201Tl02011/23.038dECView
202Tl0202212.23dEC,Beta+View
203Tl29.52202.9721/2--stable--
204Tl020423.78yBeta-,ECView
205Tl70.48204.9741/2--stable--
206Tl020604.20mBeta-View
207Tl020704.77mBeta-View
208Tl020803.053mBeta-View
209Tl02091/22.20mBeta-View
210Tl021001.30mBeta-View
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Other info

Name origin:Greek: thallos (green twig), for a bright green line in its spectrum.
Description:Soft gray metal that looks like lead.
Discovered by:Sir William Crookes
Year:1861
Place:England
Sources:Found in iron pyrites. Also in crookesite, hutchinsonite and lorandite. Most is recovered from the byproducts of lead and zinc refining.
Use(s):Its compounds are used in rat and ant poisons. Also for detecting infrared radiation.
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