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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ac
Cd
1.2 Group Number
NA12
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
75
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74403487440439
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
Not Available
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
2.2 Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1902
In 1817
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA2 * 10-7 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000006 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  • It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
  • Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.1.80 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,227.00 °C320.90 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C765.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery Bluish-Gray
4.3.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA2.00
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA203.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA2,310.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA67.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Ac
Cd
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2934
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.101.69
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.98
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.001.46
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.53
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.52
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.902.31
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol867.80 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol1,631.40 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol3,616.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr2.10 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA4.22 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
8948
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2
[Kr] 4d10 5s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
8948
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
13864
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
8948
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
195.00 pm151.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
NA144.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA158.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
227.00 amu112.41 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol13.10 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)30.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
567.00 pm297.94 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.89
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm38.65 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA8.00 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA62.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA19.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA42.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA50.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.30
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
10.078.65
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Semiconductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
NA72.70 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.14 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA0.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)0.23 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K26.02 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K96.60 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA30.80 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA100.00 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA6.19 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol113.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K51.80 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1