Palladium
Electron Configuration: 2,8,18,18,0
Enthalpy of Fusion (kJ mol-1): 17.2
Enthalpy of Vaporisation (kJ mol-1): 361.5
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 140 pm
Bohr Radius 169 pm
Covalent Radius 131 pm
Van der Waals 163 pm
Oxidation States
Main Pd+2
Other Pd0, Pd+4
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 805
M+ - M2+ 1875
M2+ - M3+ 3177
M3+ - M4+ 4700
M4+ - M5+ 6300
M5+ - M6+ 8700
M6+ - M7+ 10700
M7+ - M8+ 12700
M8+ - M9+ 15000
M9+ - M10+ 17200