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Strontium
is a metal in group IIA of the periodic table with atomic number 38, an
atomic weight of 87.62, and a density of 2.6 Mg/m3.
Its melting point is 768 C, and it boils at 1380 C.
The electronic configuration of Strontium is (Kr)(5s2). Its atomic radius is 0.215 nm and the (+2) ionic radius is 0.113 nm. In the solid state Strontium has a face-centered cubic crystal structure with a = 0.605 nm and a nearest neighbor distance of 0.430 nm. |
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