Chemically almost identical to zirconium, yet its exact opposite in a reactor — it eats neutrons.
- Atomic number
- 72
- Atomic mass
- 178.49 u
- Phase
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d² 6s²
- Melting point
- 2,506 K · 2,232.9 °C
- Boiling point
- 4,876 K · 4,602.9 °C
- Density
- 13.31 g/cm³
- Electronegativity
- 1.3
- Period / Group
- 6 / 4
- Discovery year
- 1923