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Actinium vs Livermorium


Livermorium vs Actinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac  
Lv  

Group Number
3  
15
16  
2

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Probably Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440348  
99+
54100719  
3

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.  
Livermorium was first synthesized in 2000 by a joint Russian-American research team.  

Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1902  
In 2000  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • Currently known uses of Livermorium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.50 p.p.m.  
22

Physical

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C  
38
-  

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C  
27
3,500.00 °C  
18

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
-  

Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,430.00 m/s  
32
4,600.00 m/s  
21

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
62.00 %  
21
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ac  
Lv  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.10  
38
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00  
37
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90  
10
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
723.60 kJ/mol  
28

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,331.50 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,846.30 kJ/mol  
35

4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
33
3,811.20 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,078.60 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
38

8th Energy Level
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
34

9th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
31

10th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
21
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
30

14th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,168.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,900.00 kJ/mol  
26

16th Energy Level
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
23

18th Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
32

19th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,169.70 kJ/mol  
13

20th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
15

21st Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
25
709.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
370.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

24th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
548.90 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
27

26th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

27th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

28th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
31

29th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
32

30th Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr  
22
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.38 eV  
23
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
89  
29
116  
2

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Livermorium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89  
29
116  
2

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
160  
5

Number of Electrons
89  
29
116  
2

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm  
9
183.00 pm  
12

Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
183.00 pm  
22

Van der Waals Radius
215.00 pm  
31
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu  
25
293.00 amu  
2

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol  
20
22.90 cm3/mol  
16

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Moscovium
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
No Next Element  

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

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm  
9
362.15 pm  
36

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.89  
2
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm3  
40
12.90 g/cm3  
28

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.07 g/cm3  
40
12.90 g/cm3  
30

Tensile Strength
65.00 MPa  
33
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
28.50 GPa  
30

Bulk Modulus
94.00 GPa  
17
42.00 GPa  
34

Young's Modulus
130.00 GPa  
16
12.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07  
99+
12.00  
34

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
5.20 nΩ·m  
99+
0.50 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.15 106/cm Ω  
13
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
33.20 kJ/mol  
34
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
12.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
9.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
722.00 kJ/mol  
3

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.20 kJ/mol  
28
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+
380.50 kJ/mol  
32

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K  
33
50.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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