SymbolPm
Latin namePromethium
Atomic number61
Period6
Element categoryInner transition elements
Relative atomic mass146.9151
GroupIII.B
Electronegativity
1.2
Oxidation numbers
3
Electron configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f5 5d0 6s2
Density [g/cm3]
7.23
State
Solid
Melting point [°C]
1168
Boiling point [°C]
2460
Atomic radius [pm]
205
Thermal conductivity [W m-1K-1]
17.9
Discovery
1945
Young's modulus [GPa]
46
Electrical conductivity [S m-1]
1.3 · 106
Shear modulus [GPa]
18
1.st ionization energy [eV]
5.55
2.nd ionization energy [eV]
10.903
3.rd ionization energy [eV]
22.283
Stable isotopes
0
Unstable isotopes
14