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Properties of substance:

hafnium

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

hexagonal metal

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

Hf

Structural formula as text:

Hf

Molar/atomic mass: 178.49

Melting point (°C):

2220

Boiling point (°C):

4600

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

mercury: insoluble [Ref.]
water: insoluble [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1923

Density:

13.31 (20°C, g/cm3)

Half-life:

15472Hf = 2 s (β+ (about 100%))
15572Hf = 890 ms (β+ (about 100%))
15672Hf = 23 ms (α (97%))
156m72Hf = 480 μs (α (100%))
15772Hf = 115 ms (α (86%), β+ (14%))
15872Hf = 2.84 s (α (45%), β+ (55%))
15972Hf = 5.2 s (β+ (65%), α (35%))
16072Hf = 13.6 s (β+ (99.3%), α (0.7%))
16172Hf = 18.2 s (β+ (about 100%), α)
16272Hf = 39.4 s (β+ (about 100%), α (0.008%))
16372Hf = 40 s (β+ (about 100%), α)
16472Hf = 111 s (β+ (100%))
16572Hf = 76 s (β+ (100%))
16672Hf = 6.77 min (β+ (100%))
16772Hf = 2.05 min (β+ (100%))
16872Hf = 25.95 min (electron capture (about 98%), β+ (about 2%))
16972Hf = 3.24 min (β+ (100%))
17072Hf = 16.01 h (electron capture (100%))
17172Hf = 12.1 h (β+ (100%))
171m72Hf = 29.5 s (internal transition (about 100%))
17272Hf = 1.87 y (electron capture (100%))
172m72Hf = 163 ns ()
17372Hf = 23.6 h (β+ (100%))
17472Hf = 2 · 1015 y (α (100%) (isotopic abundance 0,16%))
174m72Hf = 2.39 μs (internal transition (100%))
17572Hf = 70 d (electron capture (100%))
17672Hf = stable ( (isotopic abundance 5,26%))
17772Hf = stable ( (isotopic abundance 18,6%))
177m72Hf = 1.09 s (internal transition (100%))
177n72Hf = 51.4 min (internal transition (100%))
177p72Hf = 55.9 μs (internal transition (100%))
17872Hf = stable ( (isotopic abundance 27,28%))
178m72Hf = 4.0 s (internal transition (100%))
178n72Hf = 31 y (internal transition (100%))
178p72Hf = 68 μs (internal transition (100%))
17972Hf = stable ( (isotopic abundance 13,62%))
179m72Hf = 18.67 s (internal transition (100%))
179n72Hf = 25.05 d (internal transition (100%))
18072Hf = stable ( (isotopic abundance 35,08%))
180m72Hf = 5.5 h (internal transition (about 100%))
18172Hf = 42.39 d (β- (100%))
181m72Hf = 80 μs (internal transition (100%))
181n72Hf = 100 μs (internal transition (100%))
181p72Hf = 1.5 ms (internal transition (100%))
18272Hf = 9 000 000 y (β- (100%))
182m72Hf = 61.5 min (β- (58%), internal transition (42%))
18372Hf = 1.067 h (β- (100%))
18472Hf = 4.12 h (β- (100%))
184m72Hf = 48 s (β- (100%))
18572Hf = 3.5 min (β- (100%))
18672Hf = 2.6 min (β- (100%))
18772Hf = 30 s (about) ()

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.1 (2870°C)
1 (3205°C)
10 (3700°C)
100 (4440°C)

Electrode potential:

Hf4+ + 4e- → Hf, E = -1.7 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)):

43.55 (s)

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

25.7 (s)

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

21

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

569

References:

  1. Гурвич Я.А. Справочник молодого аппаратчика-химика. - М.: Химия, 1991. - pp. 48, 50 [Russian]
  2. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 61 [Russian]
  3. Шека И.А., Карлышева К.Ф. Химия гафния. - Киев: Наукова думка, 1973 [Russian]

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