Zirconium

Properties of zirconium atoms

Ionisation Energies and electron affinity

The electron affinity of zirconium is 41.1  kJ mol^-1. The ionisation energies of zirconium 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 zirconium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Kr].4d².5s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.10.2
• Term symbol:   ³F₂

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

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