Chemically almost inert, endlessly ductile, and valued by every civilisation that ever found it.
- Atomic number
- 79
- Atomic mass
- 196.967 u
- Phase
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6s¹
- Melting point
- 1,337.33 K · 1,064.2 °C
- Boiling point
- 3,129 K · 2,855.9 °C
- Density
- 19.32 g/cm³
- Electronegativity
- 2.54
- Period / Group
- 6 / 11
- Discovery year
- Ancient