Zr - Zirconium

Zirconium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth working in Berlin and the pure metal obtained by Berzelius in 1824 in Stockholm. Hafnium free zirconium is used to contain nuclear fuel in reactors.

Atomic number - 40 Density g/mL 6 .49
Atomic weight u 91 .22 Melting point K 2125
Bonding radius A 1 .45 Boiling point K 4682
Atomic radius A 2 .16 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 590 .88
Ionization Potential V 6 .84 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 16 .9
Electronegativity - 1 .33 Specific heat J/gK 0 .27
The oxide is amphoteric.
Crystal are hexagonal.

Electron config. : [Kr] 4d2 5s2


Isotopes of Zr: Click mass number for decay process, product for element page.


081
15 sec
EC/ECp,7.200
Y-81/Sr-80
80.936768
082
32 sec
EC,4.000 MeV
Y-82
81.931078
083
44 sec
EC/ECp,5.870
Y-83/Sr-82
82.928652
084
25.9 min
EC,2.670 MeV
Y-84
83.923252
085
7.86 min
EC,4.690 MeV
Y-85
84.921470
086
16.5 hr
EC,1.470 MeV
Y-86
85.916467
087
1.68 hr
EC,3.665 MeV
Y-87
86.914815
088
83.4 da
EC,3.623 MeV
Y-88
87.910224
089
78.41 hr
EC,2.832 MeV
Y-89
88.908889
090 51.45%

Stable

89.904702
091 11.22%

Stable

90.905643
092 17.15%

Stable

91.905038
093
1.53E+6 yr
B-,2.893 MeV
Nb-93
92.906475
094 17.38%

Stable

93.906314
095
64.02 da
B-,1.125 MeV
Nb-95
94.908042
096 2.80%
3.9E19 yr
2B-,3.350 MeV
Mo-96
95.908275
097
16.90 hr
B-,2.658 MeV
Nb-97
96.910949
098
30.7 sec
B-,2.261 MeV
Nb-98
97.912757
099
2.1 sec
B-,4.558 MeV
Nb-99
98.916509
100
7.1 sec
B-,3.340 MeV
Nb-100
99.917755
101
2.1 sec
B-,5.490 MeV
Nb-101
100.92113
102
2.9 sec
B-,4.610 MeV
Nb-102
101.92298
103
1.3 sec
B-,6.950 MeV
Nb-103
102.92659
104
1.2 sec
B-,5.900 MeV
Nb-104
103.92882
105
1 sec
B-,8.500 MeV
Nb-105
104.93301
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