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Chemical element · Atomic number 77
Iridium (Ir)
Transition metals · Period 6 · Solid
Element identity
- Atomic number (Z)
- 77
- Symbol
- Ir
- Atomic weight / isotope mass number
- 192.217(2)
- Category
- Transition metals
- Physical state (reference)
- Solid
- Period
- 6
- Group (reference)
- 9
- Block
- d
Physical properties
- Appearance
- Silvery white
- Density
- 22.56 g·cm⁻³
- Melting point
- 2719 K / 2446 °C / 4435 °F
- Boiling point
- 4403 K / 4130 °C / 7466 °F
- Sublimation point
- Not available
Atomic and material properties
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d⁷ 6s²
- Electrons per shell
- K2 L8 M18 N32 O15 P2
- Oxidation states
- −3, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 2.2
- Atomic radius
- 180 pm
- Covalent radius
- 141±6 pm
- Molar ionization energies
- 1st: 880 kJ·mol⁻¹ 2nd: 1600 kJ·mol⁻¹
- Thermal conductivity
- 147 W·m⁻¹·K⁻¹
- Molar heat capacity
- 25.10 J·mol⁻¹·K⁻¹
- Crystal structure
- Face-centered cubic
- CAS number
- 7439-88-5
Property source: Wikipedia — Iridium, adapted from the Nuclides App snapshot. Quoted conditions and qualifiers are retained.
Sources and interpretation
Snapshot exported 24 October 2026 from the element assets used by Nuclides. Properties are a reference compilation, not a new evaluation. Missing values are shown as “Not available”. Density and phase depend on temperature, pressure and allotrope; retained conditions are part of the quoted property.
Atomic weight is dimensionless. Parentheses give uncertainty in the last quoted digits. A single integer in square brackets is an isotope mass number, not a standard atomic weight. The snapshot can differ from current evaluations; consult CIAAW standard atomic weights and the IUPAC periodic table for current values and conventions.
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