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Actinium Promethium Comparison


Promethium Actinium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac   
Pm   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440348   
99+
7440122   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
In 1902   
In 1942   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • It is used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

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

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C   
38
1,042.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C   
26
3,000.00 °C   
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Unknown   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
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
Ac   
Pm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10   
99+
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00   
36
1.07   
32

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90   
10
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23
3,970.00 kJ/mol   
38

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18
1.80 g/amp-hr   
36

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
89   
29
61   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 4f5 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89   
29
61   
99+

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
84   
40

Number of Electrons
89   
29
61   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm   
7
183.00 pm   
10

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
199.00 pm   
12

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
236.00 pm   
16

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu   
25
145.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol   
11
22.39 cm3/mol   
12

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Neodymium
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
Samarium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)   
99+
44.10 (-eV)   
39

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm   
8
Not Available   

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
18.00 GPa   
36

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
33.00 GPa   
36

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
46.00 GPa   
38

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07   
28
7.26   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
0.75 nΩ·m   
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K   
18
Not Available   

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
7.50 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
310.00 kJ/mol   
34

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K   
25
Not Available   

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