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Platinum
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,17,1
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 4f14 5d9 6s1
Electronegativity 2.28
Enthalpy of Fusion 19.7 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 469 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 25.86 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 71.6 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 8.8 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering Paramagnetic
Electrical resistivity 105 Ω m
Speed of sound 2800 m s-1
Young's modulus 168 GPa
Shear modulus 2800 GPa
Bulk modulus 230 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.38
Mohs hardness 3.5
Vickers hardness 549 MPa
Brinell hardness 392 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 135 pm
Bohr Radius 177 pm
Covalent Radius 128 pm
Van der Waals 175 pm
Oxidation States
Main Pt+4
Other Pt0, Pt+2, Pt+5, Pt+6
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 870
M+ - M2+ 1791
M2+ - M3+ 2800
M3+ - M4+ 3900
M4+ - M5+ 5300
M5+ - M6+ 7200
M6+ - M7+ 8900
M7+ - M8+ 10500
M8+ - M9+ 12300
M9+ - M10+ 14100