Astatine (At)
Astatine (At) is element 85 of the periodic table, a halogen in period 6 and group 17. It has no stable isotope and no standard atomic weight; 210 is the mass number of its longest-lived isotope. At room temperature it is a solid.
| Atomic number | 85 |
|---|---|
| Symbol | At |
| Standard atomic weight | [210] (mass number of the longest-lived isotope) |
| Molar mass | [210] g/mol |
| Category | Halogen |
| Group | 17 |
| Period | 6 |
| Block | p-block |
| Electron configuration | [Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p5 |
| Oxidation states | +7, +5, +3, +1, −1 |
| Electronegativity (Pauling) | 2.2 |
| Atomic radius (van der Waals) | 202 pm |
| First ionisation energy | 9.5 eV (916.6 kJ/mol) |
| Electron affinity | 2.8 eV |
| State at room temperature | Solid |
| Melting point | 575 K (301.85 °C) |
| Boiling point | — |
| Density | 7 g/cm³ |
| Discovered | 1940 |
Group 17
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Atomic weight: IUPAC CIAAW — no standard atomic weight; mass number in brackets. Other properties: PubChem (U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain). Values such as melting point and radius depend on how they were measured; check a data book for precise work.