Hassium

Properties of hassium atoms

Ionisation Energies and electron affinity

The electron affinity of hassium is no data  kJ mol^-1. The ionisation energies of hassium 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 hassium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Rn].5f¹⁴.6d⁶.7s² (a guess based upon that of osmium)
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.32.32.14.2
• Term symbol:   ⁵D₄ (a guess based upon guessed electronic structure)

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

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