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Polonium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,18,6
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
Electronegativity 2.0
Enthalpy of Fusion 10 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 100.8 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 26.4 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 20 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 23.5 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering Non-magnetic
Electrical resistivity 0.40 Ω m
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 190 pm
Bohr Radius 135 pm
Covalent Radius 0 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Po+4
Other Po-2, Po+2, Po+6
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 812
M+ - M2+ 1800
M2+ - M3+ 2700
M3+ - M4+ 3700
M4+ - M5+ 5900
M5+ - M6+ 7000
M6+ - M7+ 10800
M7+ - M8+ 12700
M8+ - M9+ 14900
M9+ - M10+ 17000