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Thallium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,18,3
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1
Electronegativity 1.62
Enthalpy of Fusion 4.31 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 166.1 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 26.32 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 46.1 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 29.9 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering No data
Electrical resistivity 0.18 Ω m
Speed of sound 818 m s-1
Young's modulus 8 GPa
Shear modulus 818 GPa
Bulk modulus 43 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.45
Mohs hardness 1.2
Brinell hardness 26.4 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 190 pm
Bohr Radius 156 pm
Covalent Radius 148 pm
Van der Waals 196 pm
Oxidation States
Main Tl+1
Other Tl+3
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 589.3
M+ - M2+ 1971
M2+ - M3+ 2878
M3+ - M4+ 4900
M4+ - M5+ 6100
M5+ - M6+ 8300
M6+ - M7+ 9500
M7+ - M8+ 11300
M8+ - M9+ 1400
M9+ - M10+ 16000
Covalent Bonds (kJ mol-1)
Tl+1-H 185
Tl+3-C 125
Tl+3-O 375
Tl+3-F 460
Tl+3-Cl 368
Tl-Tl 63