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Bismuth
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,18,5
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3
Electronegativity 2.02
Enthalpy of Fusion 10.48 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 179.1 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 25.52 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 7.97 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 13.4 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering Diamagnetic
Electrical resistivity 1.29 Ω m
Speed of sound 1790 m s-1
Young's modulus 32 GPa
Shear modulus 1790 GPa
Bulk modulus 31 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.33
Mohs hardness 2.25
Brinell hardness 94.2 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 160 pm
Bohr Radius 143 pm
Covalent Radius 146 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Bi+3
Other Bi-3, Bi+1, Bi+4
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 703.2
M+ - M2+ 1610
M2+ - M3+ 2466
M3+ - M4+ 4372
M4+ - M5+ 5400
M5+ - M6+ 8520
M6+ - M7+ 10300
M7+ - M8+ 12300
M8+ - M9+ 14300
M9+ - M10+ 16300
Covalent Bonds (kJ mol-1)
Bi-H 194
Bi-C 143
Bi-O 339
Bi-F 314
Bi-Cl 285
Bi-Bi 200