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59Pr140.907

Praseodymium

LanthanidesBlock fPeriod 6solid at 20 °C
Configuration :[Xe] 4f³ 6s²
Atomic mass :140.90766 u
French :Praséodyme
3D Bohr-model representation of the Praseodymium atom (symbol Pr, atomic number Z=59). Electron shell configuration: 2, 8, 18, 21, 8, 2 electrons.
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Electron configuration

Full[Xe] 4f³ 6s²
Short[Xe] 4f³ 6s²
Valence electrons3
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N21
O8
P2

Electronegativity

Pauling1.13
Allen
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical185 pm
Calculated247 pm
Covalent203 pm
Van der Waals
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+399 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁527 kJ/mol
I₂1020 kJ/mol
I₃2086 kJ/mol
I₄3761 kJ/mol
Electron affinity

Oxidation states

+2+3+4+5
Bold states = most common.
Period 6Block fFamily Lanthanides
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology