- Atomic Radius (Å)
Platinum is a chemical element with symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, gray-white transition metal. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina, which is literally translated into "little silver".
78
Atomic Number
195.08 u
Atomic Mass
2045.15 K
Melting Point
4098 K
Boiling Point
21.45 g/cm³
Density
1.8 Å
Atomic Radius
1.36 Å
Covalent Radius
2.28
Electronegativity
8.96 eV
First Ionization Energy
205.04
Electron Affinity
6
Number of Shells
2, 8, 18, 32, 17, 1
Electron Shell Occupations
0.13 J/g
Specific Heat