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Technetium Metal Solid Radio
active
Symbol: Tc
Atomic number: 43
Atomic mass: (97.9072)
Group: Transition Metal
CAS-number: 7440-26-8
 
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Shells: 2,8,18,13,2
Orbitals: [Kr] 4d5 5s2
Electronegativity: 1.4, 1.9
1. Ionization potential: 7.28 eV
2. Ionization potential: 15.26 eV
3. Ionization potential: 29.54 eV
Oxidation states: 7
Electrical conductivity: 0.067 10^6
Melting point: 2172 °C
Boiling point: 4877 °C
Specific heat: 0.21 J/gK
Heat of fusion: 24.0 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization: 660.0 kJ/mol
Thermal conductivity: 0.506 W/cmK
Atomic radius: 1.95 Å
Ionic radius: -- Å ()
Covalent radius: 1.27 Å
Atomic volume: 8.5 cm³/mol
Density (293 K): 11.5 g/cm³
Crystal structure: Hexagonal
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Isotopes

NuclideAbundance [%]MassSpinHalflifeDecay modeDecay tree
95Tc0959/220.0hECView
95Tcm0951/261.0dEC,ITView
96Tc09674.28dECView
96Tcm096451.5mIT,EC,Beta+View
97Tc0979/22.6E06yECView
97Tcm0971/290.0dITView
98Tc097.907264.2E06yBeta-View
99Tc098.9089/22.13E05yBeta-View
99Tcm0971/26.01hIT,Beta-View
101Tc0101914.2mBeta-View
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Other info

Name origin:Greek: technêtos (artificial)
Description:Silvery-gray metal. First synthetically produced element.
Discovered by:Carlo Perrier, émillo Segrè
Year:1937
Place:Italy
Sources:Made first by bombarding molybdenum with deuterons (heavy hydrogen) in a cyclotron.
Use(s):Added to iron in quantities as low as 55 part-per-million transforms the iron into a corrosion- resistant alloy.
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