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Iridium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,15,2
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 4f14 5d7 6s2
Electronegativity 2.20
Enthalpy of Fusion 26.4 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 612.1 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 25.10 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 147 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 6.4 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering No data
Electrical resistivity 47.1 Ω m
Speed of sound 4825 m s-1
Young's modulus 528 GPa
Shear modulus 4825 GPa
Bulk modulus 320 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.26
Mohs hardness 6.5
Vickers hardness 1760 MPa
Brinell hardness 1670 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 135 pm
Bohr Radius 180 pm
Covalent Radius 137 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Ir+3, Ir+4
Other Ir-1, Ir0, Ir+1, Ir+2, Ir+5, Ir+6
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 880
M+ - M2+ 1680
M2+ - M3+ 2600
M3+ - M4+ 3800
M4+ - M5+ 5500
M5+ - M6+ 6900
M6+ - M7+ 8500
M7+ - M8+ 10000
M8+ - M9+ 11700