Uranium

Properties of uranium atoms

The electron affinity of uranium is no data  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of uranium.

Electronic configuration

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

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Rn].5f³.6d¹.7s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.32.21.9.2
• Term symbol:   ⁵L₆

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

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