| Platinum | |
| Elemental State | Pt |
| Electron Configuration | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d104f145s25p66s15d9 |
| First Ionization Potential | 8.959 eV |
| Electron Affinity | 2.128 eV |
| Z* | |
| Pauling Electronegativity | 2.2 |
| Covalent Radius | 1.28 Å |
| Metallic Radius | 1.39 Å |
| Ionic Radius | 0.74 Å Pt2+ coordination number
= 4, square planar
0.94 Å Pt2+ coordination number = 6 0.765 Å Pt4+ coordination number = 6 |
| van der Waal's Radius | 1.72 Å |
| Melting Point | 1768 oC |
| Boiling Point | 3825 oC |
| Density | 21.45 g/cm3 |
| Other Properties | |