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Barium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,18,8,2
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 6s2
Electronegativity 0.89
Enthalpy of Fusion 7.66 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 150.9 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 28.07 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 18.4 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 20.6 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering No data
Electrical resistivity 332 Ω m
Speed of sound 1620 m s-1
Young's modulus 13 GPa
Shear modulus 1620 GPa
Bulk modulus 9.6 GPa
Mohs hardness 1.25
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 215 pm
Bohr Radius 253 pm
Covalent Radius 198 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Ba+2
Other
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 502.8
M+ - M2+ 965.1
M2+ - M3+ 3600
M3+ - M4+ 4700
M4+ - M5+ 6000
M5+ - M6+ 7700
M6+ - M7+ 9000
M7+ - M8+ 10200
M8+ - M9+ 13500
M9+ - M10+ 15100