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Melting Point
725.00 °C Group Number
2 Period Number
6 Atomic Number
56 Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC) |
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Melting Point
1,857.00 °C Group Number
6 Period Number
4 Atomic Number
24 Boiling Point
2,672.00 °C Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC) |
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Melting Point
1,495.00 °C Group Number
9 Period Number
4 Atomic Number
22 Boiling Point
2,870.00 °C Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) |
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Melting Point
1,245.00 °C Group Number
7 Period Number
4 Atomic Number
25 Boiling Point
1,962.00 °C Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC) |
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Melting Point
3,410.00 °C Group Number
6 Period Number
6 Atomic Number
74 Boiling Point
5,660.00 °C Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC) |
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Melting Point
2,410.00 °C Group Number
9 Period Number
6 Atomic Number
77 Boiling Point
4,527.00 °C Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC) |
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