Electronic data		Thermal data		Steric data
Shells: 2,8,18,18 Orbitals: [Kr] 4d10 Electronegativity: 1.3, 2.2 1. Ionization potential: 8.3369 eV 2. Ionization potential: 19.63 eV 3. Ionization potential: 32.93 eV Oxidation states: 4,2,0 Electrical conductivity: 0.0950 10^6		Melting point: 1552 °C Boiling point: 2940 °C Specific heat: 0.24 J/gK Heat of fusion: 17.60 kJ/mol Heat of vaporization: 357.0 kJ/mol Thermal conductivity: 0.718 W/cmK		Atomic radius: 1.79 Å Ionic radius: 0.64 Å () Covalent radius: 1.28 Å Atomic volume: 8.9 cm³/mol Density (293 K): 12.02 g/cm³ Crystal structure: Cubic: Face centered

Nuclide	Abundance [%]	Mass	Spin	Halflife	Decay mode	Decay tree
102Pd	0.96	101.906	0	--	stable	--
103Pd	0	103	5/2	16.99d	EC,EC	View
104Pd	10.97	103.904	0	--	stable	--
105Pd	22.23	104.905	5/2	--	stable	--
106Pd	27.33	105.904	0	--	stable	--
107Pd	0	107	5/2	6.5E06y	-	View
108Pd	26.71	107.904	0	--	stable	--
109Pd	0	109	5/2	13.5h	-,b-	View
110Pd	11.81	109.905	0	--	stable	--

Legend

Name origin:	Named after the asteroid, Pallas, discovered in 1803.
Description:	Soft, malleable, ductile, silvery-white metal.
Discovered by:	William Wollaston
Year:	1803
Place:	England
Sources:	Obtained with platinum, nickel, copper and mercury ores.
Use(s):	Used as a substitue for silver in dental items and jewelry. The pure metal is used as the delicate mainsprings in analog wristwatches. Also used in surgical instruments and as catalyst .