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Actinium Copper Comparison

Actinium
Copper
Copper Actinium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Ac  
Cu  
Group Number
3  
15
11  
7
Period Number
7  
4  
Block
f block  
d block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440348  
99+
7440508  
37
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3
Facts
Interesting Facts
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel  
-  
Discovery
In 1902  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
13
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
12
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
13
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
17
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
8
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
10
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
Physical
Melting Point
1,227.00 °C  
38
1,084.62 °C  
40
Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C  
27
2,562.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Copper  
Luster
-  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
3.00  
13
Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa  
99+
235.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
343.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
3,430.00 m/s  
32
3,810.00 m/s  
26
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.10  
99+
Reflectivity
62.00 %  
21
90.00 %  
4
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Ac  
Cu  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
29  
10
29  
10
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.90  
12
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.10  
38
1.98  
11
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00  
37
1.75  
4
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.49  
27
Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.85  
12
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.90  
10
2.10  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
5th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
6th Energy Level
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
7th Energy level
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
8th Energy Level
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
9th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
10th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
11th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
12th Energy Level
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
21
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
13th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
14th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
15th Energy Level
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
18th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
19th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
20th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
21st Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
25
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
22nd Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
23rd Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
29
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
24th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
25th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
26th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
27th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
28th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
29th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
30th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr  
22
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.38 eV  
23
4.65 eV  
16
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
89  
29
29  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
89  
29
29  
99+
Number of Neutrons
138  
17
35  
99+
Number of Electrons
89  
29
29  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
195.00 pm  
9
128.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
215.00 pm  
31
140.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
227.00 amu  
25
63.55 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol  
20
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Radium
  
Nickel
  
Next Element
Thorium
  
Zinc
  
Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)  
99+
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
567.00 pm  
9
361.49 pm  
39
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.89  
2
1.28  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm3  
40
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.07 g/cm3  
40
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
65.00 MPa  
33
210.00 MPa  
19
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
1.53 (Pa)  
8
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
30
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
48.00 GPa  
15
Bulk Modulus
94.00 GPa  
17
140.00 GPa  
12
Young's Modulus
130.00 GPa  
16
120.00 GPa  
19
Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.34  
10
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
10.07  
99+
8.89  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
19
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
31
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
5.20 nΩ·m  
99+
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.15 106/cm Ω  
13
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
Electron Affinity
33.20 kJ/mol  
34
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K  
99+
401.00 W/m·K  
2
Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,358.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
12.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.20 kJ/mol  
28
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K  
33
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
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