Pt - Platinum

This precious transition metal has been used since antiquity in South America. Spanish soldiers introduced the metal to Europe in 1750. Platinum wires and electrodes are used by our students.

Atomic number - 78 Density g/mL 21 .4
Atomic weight u 195 .09 Melting point K 2045
Bonding radius A 1 .3 Boiling point K 4100
Atomic radius A 1 .83 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 510
Ionization Potential V 9 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 19 .6
Electronegativity - 2 .28 Specific heat J/gK 0 .13
The oxide is mildly basic.
Crystal are face centered cubic.

Electron config. : [Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1

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H He
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Cs Ba La* Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Fr Ra Ac** Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt 110 111 112 113
Lanthanides* Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Actinides ** Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr

Isotopes of Pt: Click mass number for decay process, product for element page.
168

a,6.991 MeV
Os-164
167.98808
169
2.5 msec
a,6.840 MeV
Os-165
168.98647
170
6 msec
a,6.704 MeV
Os-166
169.98232
171
25 msec
a/EC,6.610
Os-167/Ir-171
170.98110
172
0.104 sec
a/EC,6.465
Os-168/Ir-172
171.97729
173
342 msec
a/EC,6.350
Os-169/Ir-173
172.97650
174
0.90 sec
a/EC,6.184
Os-170/Ir-174
173.97281
175
2.52 sec
a/EC,6.179
Os-171/Ir-175
174.97230
176
6.33 sec
a/EC,5.100
Os-172/Ir-176
175.96899
177
11 sec
a/EC,6.800
Os-173/Ir-177
176.96843
178
21.1 sec
a/EC,4.300
Os-174/Ir-178
177.96575
179
21.2 sec
a/EC,5.700
Os-175/Ir-179
178.96532
180
52 sec
a/EC,3.700
Os-176/Ir-180
179.96320
181
51 sec
a/EC,5.200
Os-177/Ir-181
180.96317
182
2.2 min
a/EC,2.850
Os-178/Ir-182
181.96126
183
6.5 min
a/EC,4.600
Os-179/Ir-183
182.96172
184
17.3 min
a/EC,2.300
Os-180/Ir-184
183.95989
185
70.9 min
a/EC,3.800
Os-181/Ir-185
184.96068
186
2.0 hr
a/EC,1.380
Os-182/Ir-186
185.95943
187
2.35 hr
EC,3.110 MeV
Ir-187
186.96069
188
10.2 da
a/EC,2.809
Os-184/Ir-188
187.95939
189
10.87 hr
EC,1.971 MeV
Ir-189
188.96083
190 0.01%
6.5E11 yr
a,3.249 MeV
Os-186
189.95992
191
2.802 da
EC,1.019 MeV
Ir-191
190.96168
192 0.79%

Stable

191.96103
193
50 yr
EC,1.140 MeV
Ir-193
192.96298
194 32.9%

Stable

193.96266
195 33.8%

Stable

194.96477
196 25.3%

Stable

195.96493
197
19.8915 hr
B-,2.270 MeV
Au-197
196.96732
198 7.2%

Stable

197.96787
199
30.80 min
B-,1.702 MeV
Au-199
198.97057
200
12.5 hr
B-,7.200 MeV
Au-200
199.97142
201
2.5 min
B-,2.660 MeV
Au-201
200.97451
202
44 hr
B-,6.880 MeV
Au-202
202.0
MASS abund.
Halflife
Particle, Energy
Decay Product(s)
Isotopic Mass

Updated by clh on 2/6/98. This is not a publication of Phoenix College.