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Actinium vs Lead


Lead vs Actinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac   
Pb   

Group Number
Not Available   
14   
4

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440348   
99+
7439921   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1902   
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
8

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3   
11

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
30.00 p.p.m.   
10

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C   
38
327.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C   
26
1,740.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Gray   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.50   
18

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
38.00 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
1,190.00 m/s   
99+

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   
Pb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10   
99+
1.87   
13

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.29   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00   
36
1.55   
11

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.41   
2

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.85   
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90   
10
1.67   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+
715.60 kJ/mol   
31

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,450.50 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,081.50 kJ/mol   
23

4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23
4,083.00 kJ/mol   
35

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,640.00 kJ/mol   
20

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18
3.87 g/amp-hr   
9

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.25 eV   
21

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
89   
29
82   
34

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89   
29
82   
34

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
125   
19

Number of Electrons
89   
29
82   
34

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm   
7
175.00 pm   
19

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
146.00 pm   
38

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
202.00 pm   
27

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu   
25
207.20 amu   
30

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol   
11
18.17 cm3/mol   
27

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Thallium
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
Bismuth
  

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

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm   
8
495.08 pm   
16

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
11.34 g/cm3   
33

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
10.66 g/cm3   
15

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
12.00 MPa   
20

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
1.64 (Pa)   
7

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
5.60 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
46.00 GPa   
24

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
16.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.44   
3

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07   
28
11.35   
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
208.00 nΩ·m   
16

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.05 106/cm Ω   
36

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
35.10 kJ/mol   
28

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K   
18
26.65 J/mol·K   
26

Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K   
99+
35.30 W/m·K   
38

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
28.90 µm/(m·K)   
13

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
179.40 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
4.77 kJ/mol   
99+

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

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K   
25
64.80 J/mol.K   
17

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