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91Pa231.035

Protactinium

ActinidesBlock fPeriod 7solid at 20 °C
Configuration :[Rn] 5f² 6d¹ 7s²
Atomic mass :231.03588 u
3D Bohr-model representation of the Protactinium atom (symbol Pa, atomic number Z=91). Electron shell configuration: 2, 8, 18, 32, 20, 9, 2 electrons.
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Electron configuration

Full[Rn] 5f² 6d¹ 7s²
Short[Rn] 5f² 6d¹ 7s²
Valence electrons5
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N32
O20
P9
Q2

Electronegativity

Pauling1.5
Allen
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical180 pm
Calculated
Covalent200 pm
Van der Waals
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+578 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁568 kJ/mol
Electron affinity

Oxidation states

+2+3+4+5
Bold states = most common.
Period 7Block fFamily Actinides
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology