Properties of Barium and Thorium
Melting Point
1,750.00 °C
  
17
Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s
  
99+
2,490.00 m/s
  
36
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Ba
  
Th
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol
  
99+
587.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol
  
14
1,978.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr
  
20
2.16 g/amp-hr
  
24
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
3.51 g/cm3
  
99+
11.72 g/cm3
  
32
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
3.34 g/cm3
  
99+
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Ba
  
Th
  
Period Number
6
  
7
  
Atomic Weight
137.33 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol
  
5
19.90 cm3/mol
  
20
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2
  
[Rn] 6d2 7s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)
  
99+
59.30 (-eV)
  
23
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Thorium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
332.00 nΩ·m
  
13
157.00 nΩ·m
  
22
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω
  
40
0.07 106/cm Ω
  
31
Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol
  
36
Not Available
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)
  
30
0.12 J/(kg K)
  
40
Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K
  
99+
54.00 W/m·K
  
28
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K
  
12
26.23 J/mol·K
  
30
Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)
  
22
11.00 µm/(m·K)
  
36
Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K
  
20
27.30 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
429.00 kJ/mol
  
15
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol
  
99+
15.48 kJ/mol
  
19
Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
468.60 kJ/mol
  
15