Ununhexium

Properties of ununhexium atoms

Ionisation Energies and electron affinity

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

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Rn].5f¹⁴.6d¹⁰.7s².7p⁴ (a guess based upon that of polonium)
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.32.32.18.6
• Term symbol:   ³P₂ (a guess based upon guessed electronic structure)

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

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