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Praseodymium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,21,8,2
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 4f3 6s2
Electronegativity 1.13
Enthalpy of Fusion 11.3 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 357 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 27.20 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 12.5 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 6.7 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering No data
Electrical resistivity 0.700 Ω m
Speed of sound 2280 m s-1
Young's modulus 37.3 GPa
Shear modulus 2280 GPa
Bulk modulus 28.8 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.281
Vickers hardness 400 MPa
Brinell hardness 481 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 185 pm
Bohr Radius 247 pm
Covalent Radius 0 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Pr+3
Other Pr+4
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 523.1
M+ - M2+ 1018
M2+ - M3+ 2086
M3+ - M4+ 3761
M4+ - M5+ 5543