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Hf


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Hf, 72
hafnium (English)
hafnium, m. (French)
Hafnium, n. (German)
gafnij (Russian)
hafnio??? (Spanish)
hafnium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberHf, 72 (metal), Group: 4; 4B
Weight178.49
In Nature
Discovered1923, by George de Hevesy and Dirk Coster (Denmark)
Density  [kg/m3]13310 [293 K] (solid)   12000 [2503 K] (liquid)   
Molar volume13.41 cm3
Melting Temperature2503 K   (2230 °C)   Enthalpy: 661.1 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature5470 K   (5197 °C)   Enthalpy: 25.5 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance35.1E-8 [293 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 23.0 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 5.9E-6 /K
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
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