| Manganese | |
| Electrons per shell | 2,8,13,2 |
| Electron Configuration | [Ar] 3d5 4s2 |
| Ground state | 6S5/2 |
| Atomic Volume | 1.39 cm3 mol-1 |
| Electronegativity | 1.55 |
| Magnetic ordering | Non-magnetic |
| Mass magnetic susceptibility | 1.21 x 10-7 |
| Molar magnetic susceptibility | 6.6475 x 10-9 |
| Speed of sound | 5150 m s-1 |
 Thermal Properties |
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| Enthalpy of Atomization | 280.3 kJ mol-1 @25°C |
| Enthalpy of Fusion | 14.4 kJ mol-1 |
| Enthalpy of Vaporisation | 220.5 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat Capacity | 26.32 J mol-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Conductivity | 7.81 W m-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Expansion | 21.7 μm m-1 K-1 |
| Hardness |
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| Brinell hardness | 196 MPa |
| Mohs hardness | 6.0 |
| Elastic Properties |
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| Bulk modulus | 120 GPa |
| Young's modulus | 198 GPa |
| Electrical Properties |
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| Electrical resistivity | 1.60 x 10-6 Ω m |
| Electrical conductivity | 0.00695 106/cm Ω |
| Chemical Properties |
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| Electrochemical Equivalent | 0.29282 g Ah-1 |
| Electron Work Function | 4.1 eV |
| Valence Electron Potential (-eV) | 220 |
| Ionization Potential | |
 First
|
7.435 |
| Second
|
15.64 |
| Third
|
33.667 |
| Incompatibilities | Oxidizers. |
| Flammability |
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| Combustible Solid
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| Energy Levels |
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| Kα1 (intensity 100) |
5.89875 KeV |
| Kα2 (intensity 50) |
5.88765 KeV |
| Kβ1 (intensity 19.5) |
6.49045 KeV |
| Lα1 (intensity 100) |
0.6374 KeV |
| Lα2 (intensity 10) |
0.6374 KeV |
| Lβ1 (intensity 20.9) |
0.6488 KeV |
| Lβ3 (intensity 0.5) |
0.721 KeV |
| Lβ4 (intensity 0.5) |
0.721 KeV |
| Lγ3 (intensity 20) |
0.567 KeV |
| Ll (intensity 50) |
0.5549 KeV |
| Atomic Radii |
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| Empirical
|
140 pm |
| Bohr Radius
|
161 pm |
| Covalent Radius
|
139 pm |
| Van der Waals
|
No data. |
| Triple covalent
|
103 pm |
| Metallic
|
127 pm |
| Oxidation States |
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| Main
|
Mn+2 |
| Other
|
Mn-3, Mn-2, Mn-1, Mn0, Mn+1, Mn+3, Mn+4, Mn+5, Mn+6, Mn+7 |
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1)  |
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| M - M+ |
717.4 |
| M+ - M2+ |
1509.0 |
| M2+ - M3+ |
3248.4 |
| M3+ - M4+ |
4940 |
| M4+ - M5+ |
6990 |
| M5+ - M6+ |
9200 |
| M6+ - M7+ |
11508 |
| M7+ - M8+ |
18956 |
| M8+ - M9+ |
21400 |
| M9+ - M10+ |
23960 |
| Vapour Pressure |
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| P (Pa) | 1 | 10 | 100 | 1K | 10K | 100K |
| T (K) | 1228 | 1347 | 1493 | 1691 | 1955 | 2333 |
| Crystal Structure |
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| Structure
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Cubic |
 |
a = 891.25 pm |
| b = 891.25 pm | |
| c = 891.25 pm | |
| α = 90° | |
| β = 90° | |
| γ = 90° | |