43Tc98

Technetium

Transition metalsBlock dPeriod 5Group 7solid at 20 °C
Configuration :
[Kr] 4d⁵ 5s²
Atomic mass :
98 u
French :
Technétium
3D Bohr-model representation of the Technetium atom (symbol Tc, atomic number Z=43). Electron shell configuration: 2, 8, 18, 13, 2 electrons.
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Bohr model of technetium

Bohr model of technetium (Tc): 43 electrons in 5 shells — 2, 8, 18, 13, 2

Technetium (Tc) has 43 electrons, spread over 5 shells. The diagram places them on circles around the nucleus, from the K shell — the closest — outward.

ShellElectrons
K (n = 1)2
L (n = 2)8
M (n = 3)18
N (n = 4)13
O (n = 5)2

The Bohr model is a teaching picture: electrons do not travel in circular orbits, but the number of electrons per shell is exact.

Electron configuration

Full1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d⁵ 5s²
Short[Kr] 4d⁵ 5s²
Valence electrons7
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N13
O2

Electronegativity

Pauling1.9
Allen1.51
Mulliken (eV)—

Atomic radii

Empirical135 pm
Calculated183 pm
Covalent147 pm
Van der Waals—

Successive ionisation energies

I₁702 kJ/mol
I₂1470 kJ/mol
I₃2850 kJ/mol
Electron affinity53 kJ/mol

Oxidation states

-3-10+1+2+3+4+5+6+7
Bold states = most common.
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Period 5Block dIUPAC Group 7Family Transition metals
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology