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Antimony  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number51

Atomic SymbolSb

Atomic Weight121.760 amu

GroupMetalloid, 15

FormSolid

Density @ STP6.68 g/cm3

Melting Point630.63 °C (1167.134 °F, 903.78 °K)

Boiling Point1587 °C (2888.6 °F, 1860.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion19.87 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization68 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential8.64 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)2.05

Specific Heat Capacity0.207 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration5p3

Oxidation States+3, +5, -3

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth121Sb, 57.36%; 123Sb, 42.64%

Atomic Radius133 pm

Crystal StructureTrigonal

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