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Thorium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,18,10,2
Electron Configuration [Rn] 6d2 7s2
Electronegativity 1.3
Enthalpy of Fusion 19.2 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 513.7 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 26.230 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 54.0 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 11.0 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering No data
Electrical resistivity 147 Ω m
Speed of sound 2490 m s-1
Young's modulus 79 GPa
Shear modulus 2490 GPa
Bulk modulus 54 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.27
Mohs hardness 3.0
Vickers hardness 350 MPa
Brinell hardness 400 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 180 pm
Bohr Radius 0 pm
Covalent Radius 0 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Th+4
Other Th+2, Th+3
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 587
M+ - M2+ 1110
M2+ - M3+ 1978
M3+ - M4+ 2780