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Properties of substance:

cobalt

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

hexagonal metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Co

Structural formula as text:

Co

Molar/atomic mass: 58.93

Melting point (°C):

1492

Boiling point (°C):

2960

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

mercury: 0.17 (18°C) [Ref.]
water: insoluble [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1735

Density:

8.84 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions of synthesis:

  1. [Ref.1]
    Co2(CO)8 → 2Co + 8CO

Half-life:

5027Co = 38.8 ms (β+ (100%), β+p (70.5%))
5127Co = 68.8 ms (β+ (100%), β+p )
5227Co = 115 ms (β+ (100%))
52m27Co = 104 ms ()
5327Co = 242 ms (β+ (100%))
53m27Co = 247 ms (β+ (about 98.5%), p (about 1.5%))
5427Co = 193.28 ms (β+ (100%))
54m27Co = 1.48 min (β+ (100%))
5527Co = 17.53 h (β+ (100%))
5627Co = 77.236 d (β+ (100%))
5727Co = 271.74 день (electron capture (100%))
5827Co = 70.86 d (β+ (100%))
58m27Co = 9.10 h (internal transition (100%))
58n27Co = 10.5 μs (internal transition (100%))
5927Co = stable ( (isotopic abundance 100%))
6027Co = 5.2712 y (β- (100%))
60m27Co = 10.467 min (internal transition (about 100%), β- (0.24%))
6127Co = 1.650 h (β- (100%))
6227Co = 1.54 min (β- (100%))
62m27Co = 13.86 min (β- (about 100%))
6327Co = 26.9 s (β- (100%))
6427Co = 300 ms (β- (100%))
6527Co = 1.16 s (β- (100%))
6627Co = 194 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
66m27Co = 1.21 μs (internal transition (100%))
6727Co = 329 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
67m27Co = 469 ms (internal transition (> 80%))
6827Co = 200 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
68m27Co = 1.6 s (β- (100%))
68n27Co = 101 ns (internal transition (100%))
6927Co = 227 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
7027Co = 112.7 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
70m27Co = 500 ms (β- (about 100%))
7127Co = 80 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
7227Co = 59.9 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
7327Co = 41 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
7427Co = 30 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
7527Co = 26.5 ms (β- (100%), β-n)

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.1 (1313°C)
1 (1471°C)
10 (1677°C)
100 (1940°C)

Electrode potential:

Co2+ + 2e- → Co, E = -0.277 V (water, 25°C)
Co3+ +3e- → Co, E = 0.33 V (water, 25°C)
Co3+ + e- → Co2+, E = 1.808 V (water, 25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

30.04 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

24.81 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

15.5

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

428 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

179.4 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

23 (g)

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

376

References:

  1. Seidell A. Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.1. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1940. - pp. 400
  2. Гурвич Я.А. Справочник молодого аппаратчика-химика. - М.: Химия, 1991 [Russian]
  3. Неорганические синтезы. - Сб. 1. - М.: ИИЛ, 1951. - pp. 10 [Russian]
  4. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 73 [Russian]
  5. Справочник по растворимости. - Т.1, Кн.1. - М.-Л.: ИАН СССР, 1961. - pp. 637 [Russian]

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