Cobalt - ASCII Periodic Table of the Elements

ASCII PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS

  Co

Relative atomic mass: 58.933195 ± 0.000005

English: Cobalt
French: Cobalt
Croatian: Kobalt
German: Kobalt
Italian: Cobalto
Spanish: Cobalto

Atomic number: 27
Group numbers: 9
Period: 4
Standard state (20 °C): solid

Discovery: 1739 Georg Brandt (DE)

Cobalt was discovered by Georg Brandt (DE) in 1739. The origin of the name comes from the German word 'kobald' meaning 'goblin' or evil spirit. It is a hard, ductile, lustrous bluish-grey metal and it's surfaces are stable in air. Cobalt reacts over time with dilute acids and has remarkable magnetic properties. Cobalt occurs in compounds with arsenic and sulfur as in cobaltine (CoAsS) and linneite (Co3S4). Pure cobalt is obtained as a by-product of refining nickel, copper and iron. Cobalt is used in many hard alloys; for magnets, ceramics and special glasses. Radioactive cobalt-60 is used in cancer therapy.

Electronic configuration: [Ar] 3d⁷ 4s²
Formal oxidation number: +2 +3
Atomic radius: 125.3 pm

Electronegativities: 1.88
Thermal conductivity: 100 W/(m K)
Electrical resistivity (20 °C): 6.24 μΩcm

Melting point: 1495 °C
Boiling point: 2927 °C

Heat of fusion: 15.2 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization: 382.4 kJ/mol
Heat of atomization: 423.082 kJ/mol