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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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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.
Period 5Block dIUPAC Group 7Family Transition metals
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology