Rhodium

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Rhodium (Rh) is chemical element 45, a transition metal in group 9, period 5 (PubChem).

Atomic number: 45
Symbol: Rh
Group: 9
Period: 5
Atomic mass: 102.9055 u
Electron configuration: [Kr]5s1 4d8
Electronegativity (Pauling scale): 2.28
Atomic radius (van der Waals): 195 pm
Ionization energy: 7.459 eV
Electron affinity: 1.137 eV
Oxidation states: +3
Standard state: Solid
Melting point: 2237 K
Boiling point: 3968 K
Density: 12.4 g/cm³
Chemical group: Transition metal
Year discovered: 1803

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Reuse: PubChem periodic table data (NIH/NLM, pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ptable); group and period from Jefferson Lab via PubChem

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