Lead

Properties of lead atoms

Ionisation Energies and electron affinity

The electron affinity of lead is 35.1  kJ mol^-1. The ionisation energies of lead are given below.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with lead in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Xe].4f¹⁴.5d¹⁰.6s².6p²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.32.18.4
• Term symbol:   ³P₀

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A schematic representation of the shell structure of lead - not what the atom of lead "looks like".

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