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Mercury vs Titanium


Titanium vs Mercury


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hg  
Ti  

Group Number
12  
6
4  
14

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439976  
99+
7440326  
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
6
194.00  
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
  • The only metal which burns in Nitrogen is Titanium.
  • Titanium is also known as corrosion resistant metal.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians  
W. Gregor & J. Berzelius  

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE  
In 1791  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available  
3 * 10-4 %  
9

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %  
~0.0004 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available  
0.05 %  
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 %  
9
0.66 %  
7

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
15

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
  • Its alloys are used in spacecraft, aircraft and ammunition industry.
  • Its pipes are used in distillation plants, submarines, hulls of big ships, etc.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry  
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3  
16

In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.  
19
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available  
1,660.00 °C  
18

Boiling Point
356.58 °C  
99+
3,287.00 °C  
22

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Liquid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery Gray-White  

Luster
NA  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available  
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
Not Available  
716.00 MPa  
15

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
830.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s  
99+
5,090.00 m/s  
9

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
3
Not Available  

Reflectivity
73.00 %  
8
Not Available  

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
Hg  
Ti  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
23  
16

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
7
1.54  
26

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
7
1.09  
20

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
17
1.32  
23

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81  
9
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.44  
30
1.38  
32

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.46  
28

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4
658.80 kJ/mol  
39

2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20
2,652.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available  
4,174.60 kJ/mol  
32

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
9,581.00 kJ/mol  
5

6th Energy Level
Not Available  
11,533.00 kJ/mol  
6

7th Energy level
Not Available  
13,590.00 kJ/mol  
6

8th Energy Level
Not Available  
16,440.00 kJ/mol  
8

9th Energy Level
Not Available  
18,530.00 kJ/mol  
11

10th Energy Level
Not Available  
20,833.00 kJ/mol  
15

11th Energy Level
Not Available  
25,575.00 kJ/mol  
14

12th Energy Level
Not Available  
28,125.00 kJ/mol  
14

13th Energy Level
Not Available  
76,015.00 kJ/mol  
1

14th Energy Level
Not Available  
83,280.00 kJ/mol  
2

15th Energy Level
Not Available  
90,880.00 kJ/mol  
3

16th Energy Level
Not Available  
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

17th Energy Level
Not Available  
109,100.00 kJ/mol  
5

18th Energy Level
Not Available  
117,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

19th Energy Level
Not Available  
129,900.00 kJ/mol  
7

20th Energy Level
Not Available  
137,530.00 kJ/mol  
9

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10
0.45 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.49 eV  
15
4.33 eV  
17

Other Chemical Properties
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Ionization  

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
80  
36
22  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  
[Ar] 3d2 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Titanium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
80  
36
22  
99+

Number of Neutrons
121  
22
26  
99+

Number of Electrons
80  
36
22  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
32
147.00 pm  
34

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
160.00 pm  
30

Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
28

Atomic Weight
200.59 amu  
32
47.87 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol  
35
10.64 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gold
  
Scandium
  

Next Element
Thallium
  
Vanadium
  

Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV)  
99+
95.20 (-eV)  
10

Lattice Constant
300.50 pm  
99+
295.08 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
NA  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3  
24
4.51 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
434.00 MPa  
9

Viscosity
0.00  
1
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available  
0.98 (Pa)  
14

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
44.00 GPa  
17

Bulk Modulus
Not Available  
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
116.00 GPa  
18

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.32  
12

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Ductile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.53  
16
4.51  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m  
1
420.00 nΩ·m  
12

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
40
7.60 kJ/mol  
37

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38
0.52 J/(kg K)  
9

Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K  
13
25.06 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K  
99+
21.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K  
6
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5
8.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+
429.00 kJ/mol  
15

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+
15.48 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+
468.60 kJ/mol  
15

Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K  
6
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+

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