Einsteinium

Properties of einsteinium atoms

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

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of einsteinium.

Electronic configuration

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

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Rn].5f¹¹.7s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.32.29.8.2
• Term symbol:   ⁵I_15/2

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

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