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Sodium
Electron Configuration 2,8,1
Electron Configuration [Ne] 3s1
Electronegativity 0.93
Enthalpy of Fusion 2.64 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 99.2 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 28.230 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 142 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 71 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering Paramagnetic
Electrical resistivity 47.7 Ω m
Speed of sound 3200 m s-1
Young's modulus 10 GPa
Shear modulus 3200 GPa
Bulk modulus 6.3 GPa
Mohs hardness 0.5
Brinell hardness 0.69 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 180 pm
Bohr Radius 190 pm
Covalent Radius 154 pm
Van der Waals 227 pm
Oxidation States
Main Na+1
Other Na-1 (in liquid NH3)
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 495.8
M+ - M2+ 4562.4
M2+ - M3+ 6912
M3+ - M4+ 9543
M4+ - M5+ 13353
M5+ - M6+ 16610
M6+ - M7+ 20114
M7+ - M8+ 25490
M8+ - M9+ 28933
M9+ - M10+ 141360