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Actinium vs Technetium


Technetium vs Actinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac   
Tc   

Group Number
Not Available   
7   
11

Period Number
7   
5   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440348   
99+
7440268   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   

Discovery
In 1902   
In 1937   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Low 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
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C   
38
2,200.00 °C   
9

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C   
26
4,877.00 °C   
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Shiny Gray   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
16,200.00 m/s   
1

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   
Tc   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10   
99+
1.90   
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00   
36
1.36   
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.51   
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90   
10
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+
702.00 kJ/mol   
36

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
89   
29
43   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89   
29
43   
99+

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
55   
99+

Number of Electrons
89   
29
43   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm   
7
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
147.00 pm   
37

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu   
25
98.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol   
11
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Molybdenum
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)   
99+
180.00 (-eV)   
3

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm   
8
273.50 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.60   
5

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm3   
37
11.00 g/cm3   
34

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07   
28
11.50   
24

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
200.00 nΩ·m   
18

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
53.00 kJ/mol   
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K   
18
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K   
99+
50.60 W/m·K   
30

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
660.00 kJ/mol   
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
23.01 kJ/mol   
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
649.00 kJ/mol   
8

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K   
25
181.10 J/mol.K   
2

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