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Properties of substance:

thallium

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

hexagonal metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Tl

Structural formula as text:

Tl

Molar/atomic mass: 204.37

Melting point (°C):

304

Boiling point (°C):

1475

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

gallium: miscible (574°C) [Ref.]
mercury: 74.83 (18°C) [Ref.]
mercury: 112.8 (70°C) [Ref.]
sulfuric acid: reaction [Ref.]
water: insoluble [Ref.]

Properties of solutions:

2% (wt.), solvent - mercury
  Density (g/cm3) = 13.49 (25°)
4% (wt.), solvent - mercury
  Density (g/cm3) = 13.443 (25°)
6% (wt.), solvent - mercury
  Density (g/cm3) = 13.405 (25°)
11% (wt.), solvent - mercury
  Density (g/cm3) = 13.305 (25°)
15% (wt.), solvent - mercury
  Density (g/cm3) = 13.222 (25°)
25% (wt.), solvent - mercury
  Density (g/cm3) = 13.021 (25°)
40% (wt.), solvent - mercury
  Density (g/cm3) = 12.727 (25°)

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1861
Superconducting temperature (K): 2.38

Density:

11.85 (20°C, g/cm3)
11.289 (306°C, d4)

Half-life:

17681Tl = 6.2 ms (p (about 100%))
17781Tl = 18 ms (α (73%), p (27%))
177m81Tl = 180 μs (α (49%), p (51%))
17881Tl = 255 ms (α (62%), β+ (38%), β+ + spontaneous fission (0.15%))
17981Tl = 265 ms (α (60%))
179m81Tl = 1.41 ms (α (about 100%))
18081Tl = 1.09 s (β+ (94%), α (6%), β+ + spontaneous fission (0.0032%))
18181Tl = 3.2 s ()
18281Tl = 1.9 s (β+ (about 100%))
18381Tl = 6.9 s ()
183m81Tl = 53.3 ms ()
183n81Tl = 1.48 μs (internal transition (100%))
18481Tl = 9.5 s (β+ (98.78%), α (1.22%))
18581Tl = 19.5 s ()
185m81Tl = 1.93 s (internal transition (about 100%))
186m81Tl = 27.5 s (β+ (about 100%), α (0.006%))
18781Tl = 51 s (β+ (< 100%))
18881Tl = 71 s (β+ (100%))
18981Tl = 2.3 min (β+ (100%))
189m81Tl = 1.4 min (β+ (about 100%))
19081Tl = 2.6 min (β+ (100%))
190m81Tl = 3.7 min (β+ (100%))
191m81Tl = 5.22 min (β+ (100%))
19281Tl = 9.6 min (β+ (100%))
192m81Tl = 10.8 min (β+ (100%))
192n81Tl = 296 ns (internal transition (100%))
19381Tl = 21.6 min (β+ (100%))
19481Tl = 33 min (β+ (100%))
194m81Tl = 32.8 min (β+ (100%))
19581Tl = 1.16 h (β+ (100%))
195m81Tl = 3.6 s (internal transition (100%))
19681Tl = 1.84 h (β+ (100%))
196m81Tl = 1.41 h (β+ (96.2%), internal transition (3.8%))
19781Tl = 2.84 h (β+ (100%))
197m81Tl = 540 ms (internal transition (100%))
19881Tl = 5.3 h (β+ (100%))
198m81Tl = 1.87 h (β+ (55.9%), internal transition (44.1%))
19981Tl = 7.42 h (β+ (100%))
199m81Tl = 28.4 ms (internal transition (100%))
20081Tl = 26.1 h (β+ (100%))
20181Tl = 3.0442 d (electron capture (100%))
20281Tl = 12.31 d (electron capture (100%))
202m81Tl = 591 μs (internal transition (100%))
20381Tl = stable ( (isotopic abundance 29,52%))
20481Tl = 3.783 y (β- (97.08%), β- + electron capture (2.92%))
20581Tl = stable ( (isotopic abundance 70,48%))
20681Tl = 4.202 min (β- (100%))
20781Tl = 4.77 min (β- (100%))
20881Tl = 3.053 min (β- (100%))
20981Tl = 2.162 min (β- (100%))
21081Tl = 1.30 min (β- (100%), β-n (0.009%))
21181Tl = 80 s (β- (100%), β-n (2.2%))
21281Tl = 31 s (β- (100%), β-n (1.8%))
21381Tl = 24 s (β- (100%), β-n (7.6%))
21481Tl = 11 s (β- (100%), β-n (34%))
21581Tl = 10 s (β- (100%), β-n (4.6%))
21681Tl = 6 s (β- (100%), β-n)

Electrode potential:

Tl+ + e- → Tl, E = -0.336 V (water, 25°C)
Tl3+ + e- → Tl2+, E = 0.3 V (water, 25°C)
Tl3+ + 2e- → Tl+, E = 1.252 V (water, 25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

64.18 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

26.32 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

4.27

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

181 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

180.9 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

20.8 (g)

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