Zirconium

Properties of zirconium atoms

The electron affinity of zirconium is 41.1  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of zirconium.

Electronic configuration

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

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Kr].4d².5s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.10.2
• Term symbol:   ³F₂

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

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