All about Iridium: Properties, Color, Uses and more... 2022

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On this page I'll provide comprehensive data for Iridium. I hope you profit from it.

Iridium Overview

Name Origin

Latin: iris (rainbow).

Symbol

Ir (Iridium)

Description

Heavy, brittle, white metal.

Discovery

Discovered By: S.Tenant, A.F.Fourcory, L.N.Vauquelin, H.V.Collet-Descoltils
Year: 1804
Location: England/France

Sources

Found in gravel deposits with platinum.

Uses

Used with osmium to tip gold pen points, to make crucible and special containers. Also to make alloys used for standard weights and measures, and heat-resistant alloys. Also as hardening agent for platinum.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Group

Group Name: Transition Metal 
Group in periodic table: 8b
Period in periodic table: 6

Atomic Number

77

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Atomic Mass

192,22

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Stable Isotopes

Ir191 percent abundance: 37.3% Ir193percent abundance: 62.7%

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Radioactive Isotopes

Ir188-190, Ir192

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Atomic Structure

Crystalline Structure

Cubic: Face centered

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Shells

Electrons per energy level: 2,8,18,32,15,2

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Electron Configuration

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4 s2 3 d10 4 p6 5 s2 4 d10 5 p6 6 s2 5 d7 4 f14

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Abbreviated Configuration

[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2

Valence Electrons

3

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Atom Size

Atomic Radius

1.87 Ã…

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Covalent Radius

1.27 Ã…

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Ionic Radius

.63 (+4) Ã…

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Molar Volume

08.54 cm³/mol

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Chemical Properties

Electronegativity

2,2

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Electron Affinity

151.0 kilojoules per mole

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Common Oxidation States

2,3,(4),6

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First Ionization Energy

880.0 kilojoules per mole

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First Ionization Potential

9.1 V

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Second Ionization Potential

--

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Third Ionization Potential

--

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Physical Properties

Density

22.42 g/cm³

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Electrical Conductivity

0.197 10^6/cm ohm

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Thermal Conductivity

1.47 W/cmK

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Elastic Modulus

533 10³ MPa

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Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

6.4 10^-6 K^-1

Heat Properties

Other heat related physical properties:

Melting Point

2410°C

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Boiling Point

4130°C

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Specific Heat

0.130 J/gK

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Heat of Fusion

26.10 kJ/mol

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Heat of Vaporization

604.0 kJ/mol

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