Name | selenium |
Element category | polyatomic nonmetal sometimes considered ametalloid |
Group, period,block | 16 (chalcogens), 4, p |
Standard atomic weight | 78.971(8) |
Electron configuration | [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p4 2, 8, 18, 6 |
Density(near r.t.) | (gray) 4.81 g·cm−3 |
Density(near r.t.) | (alpha) 4.39 g·cm−3 |
Density(near r.t.) | (vitreous) 4.28 g·cm−3 |
Liquid density atm.p. | 3.99 g·cm−3 |
Melting point | 494 K, 221 °C, 430 °F |
Boiling point | 958 K, 685 °C, 1265 °F |
Critical point | 1766 K, 27.2 MPa |
Heat of fusion | (gray) 6.69 kJ·mol−1 |
Heat of vaporization | 95.48 kJ·mol−1 |
Molar heat capacity | 25.363 J·mol−1·K−1 |