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Actinium vs Cesium


Cesium vs Actinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac   
Cs   

Group Number
Not Available   
1   
17

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440348   
99+
7440462   
40

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
Not Available   

Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1902   
In 1860   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
8 * 10-8 %   
24

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000008 %   
20

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
38

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
17

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
17

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
  • In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Mildly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
28

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.05 p.p.m.   
26

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C   
38
28.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C   
26
678.40 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gold   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
0.20   
25

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
0.14 MPa   
99+

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   
Cs   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
36   
3

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10   
99+
0.79   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.22   
33

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00   
36
0.86   
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.62   
26

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.66   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90   
10
3.21   
2

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,234.30 kJ/mol   
8

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,400.00 kJ/mol   
16

4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18
4.96 g/amp-hr   
3

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.14 eV   
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
89   
29
55   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 6s1   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89   
29
55   
99+

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
78   
99+

Number of Electrons
89   
29
55   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm   
7
265.00 pm   
1

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
244.00 pm   
2

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
343.00 pm   
2

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu   
25
132.91 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol   
11
71.07 cm3/mol   
1

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Tin
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
Barium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)   
99+
8.62 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm   
8
614.10 pm   
5

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
1.60 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
1.70 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07   
28
1.87   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Semiconductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
205.00 nΩ·m   
17

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.05 106/cm Ω   
35

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
45.50 kJ/mol   
25

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K   
18
32.21 J/mol·K   
4

Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K   
99+
35.90 W/m·K   
36

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
1,938.00 K   
5

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
97.00 µm/(m·K)   
1

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
65.90 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
2.10 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
78.20 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K   
25
85.20 J/mol.K   
3

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