Bismuth

Properties of bismuth atoms

Ionisation Energies and electron affinity

The electron affinity of bismuth is 91.2  kJ mol^-1. The ionisation energies of bismuth are given below.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with bismuth in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Xe].4f¹⁴.5d¹⁰.6s².6p³
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.32.18.5
• Term symbol:   ⁴S_3/2

A schematic representation of the shell structure of bismuth - not what the atom of bismuth "looks like".

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