Polonium

Properties of polonium atoms

The electron affinity of polonium is 183.3  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of polonium.

Electronic configuration

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

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Xe].4f¹⁴.5d¹⁰.6s².6p⁴
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.32.18.6
• Term symbol:   ³P₂

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

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