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Strontium  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number38

Atomic SymbolSr

Atomic Weight87.62 amu

GroupAlkaline Earth, 2

FormSolid

Density @ STP2.64 g/cm3

Melting Point777 °C (1430.6 °F, 1050.15 °K)

Boiling Point1382 °C (2519.6 °F, 1655.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion7.43 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization137 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential5.69484 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale0.95

Specific Heat Capacity0.301 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration5s2

Oxidation State(s)+2

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth84Sr, 0.56%; 86Sr, 9.86%; 87Sr, 7.00%; 88Sr, 82.58%

Selected Radioisotopes82Sr, 85Sr, 89Sr, 90Sr

Atomic Radius219 pm

Crystal StructureCubic

Discovered byCrawford, 1790

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