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Actinium vs Aluminium


Aluminium vs Actinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac   
Al   

Group Number
Not Available   
13   
5

Period Number
7   
3   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440348   
99+
7429905   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1902   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
27.00 p.p.m.   
11

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C   
38
660.37 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C   
26
2,467.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
2.75   
13

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
160.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
160.00 MPa   
35

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
5,000.00 m/s   
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
71.00 %   
10

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ac   
Al   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
11   
27

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10   
99+
1.61   
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.71   
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00   
36
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.83   
8

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.61   
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90   
10
2.39   
32

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+
577.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38

4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2

7th Energy level
Not Available   
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.28 eV   
19

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
89   
29
13   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89   
29
13   
99+

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
14   
99+

Number of Electrons
89   
29
13   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm   
7
143.00 pm   
37

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
121.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
184.00 pm   
34

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu   
25
26.98 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol   
11
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Magnesium
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)   
99+
80.70 (-eV)   
17

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm   
8
404.95 pm   
22

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm3   
37
2.70 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
2.38 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
40.00 MPa   
19

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
18

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
26.00 GPa   
29

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
76.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
70.00 GPa   
28

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.35   
9

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07   
28
2.72   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
4

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
42.50 kJ/mol   
26

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K   
18
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K   
99+
237.00 W/m·K   
4

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
293.70 kJ/mol   
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
10.67 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
322.20 kJ/mol   
31

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K   
25
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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