Manganese

Properties of manganese atoms

Ionisation Energies and electron affinity

The electron affinity of manganese is 0  kJ mol^-1. The ionisation energies of manganese 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 manganese in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Ar].3d⁵.4s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.13.2
• Term symbol:   ⁶S_5/2

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

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