Osmium #1
by Carlos Clarivan
Title
Osmium #1
Artist
Carlos Clarivan
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Osmium (Os). Diagram of the nuclear composition, electron configuration, chemical data, and valence orbitals of an atom of osmium-190 (atomic number: 76), an isotope of this element. The nucleus consists of 76 protons (red) and 114 neutrons (orange). 76 electrons (white) successively occupy available electron shells (rings). Osmium is a transition metal in group 8, period 6, and the d-block of the periodic table. It has a melting point of 3033 degrees Celsius. The trends across the transition metals are due to electrons filling an inner d-subshell (here, within the 5th ring), shielding the outer (valence) electrons from the increasing nuclear charge.
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August 1st, 2016
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