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Zirconium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,10,2
Electron Configuration [Kr] 4d2 5s2
Electronegativity 1.33
Enthalpy of Fusion 23 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 566.7 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 25.36 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 22.6 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 5.7 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering No data
Electrical resistivity 421 Ω m
Speed of sound 3800 m s-1
Young's modulus 68 GPa
Shear modulus 3800 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.34
Mohs hardness 5.0
Vickers hardness 903 MPa
Brinell hardness 650 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 155 pm
Bohr Radius 206 pm
Covalent Radius 148 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Zr+4
Other Zr0, Zr+1, Zr+2, Zr+3
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 660
M+ - M2+ 1267
M2+ - M3+ 2218
M3+ - M4+ 3313
M4+ - M5+ 7860
M5+ - M6+ 9500
M6+ - M7+ 11200
M7+ - M8+ 13800
M8+ - M9+ 15700
M9+ - M10+ 17500