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Astatine (At)
Atomic number: 85 · Category: metalloid · Group 17 · Period 6 · Phase: Solid
Astatine is a very rare radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol At and atomic number 85. It occurs on Earth as the decay product of various heavier elements. All its isotopes are short-lived; the most stable is astatine-210, with a half-life of 8.1 hours.
Atomic mass: 210
Density: 6.35
Melting point: 575 K
Boiling point: 610 K
Appearance: unknown, probably metallic
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Block: p
CPK color:#754f45
Electronic structure
Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p5
Configuration (semantic): [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p5
Shells: 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 7
Electronegativity (Pauling): 2.2
Electron affinity: 233
Ionization energies: 899.003
Periodic position
Group: 17
Period: 6
xpos: 17
ypos: 6
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