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Atomic Structure of Platinum and Gold


Atomic Structure of Gold and Platinum


Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
78   
38
79   
37

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
78   
38
79   
37

Number of Neutrons
117   
24
118   
23

Number of Electrons
78   
38
79   
37

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm   
39
151.00 pm   
32

Covalent Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
144.00 pm   
40

Van der Waals Radius
175.00 pm   
36
166.00 pm   
39

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu   
99+
196.97 amu   
33

Atomic Volume
9.09 cm3/mol   
99+
10.20 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Valence Electron Potential
392.42 (-eV)   
1
43.40 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
392.42 pm   
24
407.82 pm   
21

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.61   
4

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