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Hafnium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,10,2
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 4f14 5d2 6s2
Electronegativity 1.3
Enthalpy of Fusion 25.5 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 570.7 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 25.73 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 23.0 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 5.9 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering No data
Electrical resistivity 331 Ω m
Speed of sound 3010 m s-1
Young's modulus 78 GPa
Shear modulus 3010 GPa
Bulk modulus 110 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.37
Mohs hardness 5.5
Vickers hardness 1760 MPa
Brinell hardness 1700 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 155 pm
Bohr Radius 208 pm
Covalent Radius 150 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Hf+4
Other Hf+1, Hf+2, Hf+3
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 642
M+ - M2+ 1440
M2+ - M3+ 2250
M3+ - M4+ 3216