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Titanium vs Actinium


Actinium vs Titanium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ti  
Ac  

Group Number
4  
14
Not Available  

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440326  
99+
7440348  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
5
225.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The only metal which burns in Nitrogen is Titanium.
  • Titanium is also known as corrosion resistant metal.
  
Not Available  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
W. Gregor & J. Berzelius  
Friedrich Oskar Giesel  

Discovery
In 1791  
In 1902  

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %  
9
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %  
11
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %  
7
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
15
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys are used in spacecraft, aircraft and ammunition industry.
  • Its pipes are used in distillation plants, submarines, hulls of big ships, etc.
  
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
NA  

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

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3  
16
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
Not Available  
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,660.00 °C  
18
1,227.00 °C  
38

Boiling Point
3,287.00 °C  
22
3,200.00 °C  
26

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray-White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
NA  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
716.00 MPa  
15
Not Available  

Vickers Hardness
830.00 MPa  
14
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
5,090.00 m/s  
9
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

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
Ti  
Ac  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
23  
16
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.54  
26
1.10  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.09  
20
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.32  
23
1.00  
36

Allen Electronegativity
1.38  
32
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.46  
28
2.90  
10

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
658.80 kJ/mol  
39
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,170.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,652.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,174.60 kJ/mol  
32
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electron Work Function
4.33 eV  
17
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
22  
99+
89  
29

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d2 4s2  
[Rn] 6d1 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Titanium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
22  
99+
89  
29

Number of Neutrons
26  
99+
138  
16

Number of Electrons
22  
99+
89  
29

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm  
34
195.00 pm  
7

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm  
30
Not Available  

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
28
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu  
99+
227.00 amu  
25

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Scandium
  
Radium
  

Next Element
Vanadium
  
Thorium
  

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

Lattice Constant
295.08 pm  
99+
567.00 pm  
8

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
434.00 MPa  
9
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa  
15
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
116.00 GPa  
18
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4.51  
99+
10.07  
28

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
420.00 nΩ·m  
12
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
7.60 kJ/mol  
37
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.52 J/(kg K)  
9
0.12 J/(kg K)  
40

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

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
8.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol  
15
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol  
19
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol  
15
301.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

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