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Aluminium vs Berkelium


Berkelium vs Aluminium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Al   
Bk   

Group Number
13   
5
Not Available   

Period Number
3   
7   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7429905   
99+
7440406   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1825   
In 1949   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %   
5
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %   
5
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %   
5
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %   
1
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
10
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.   
11
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
660.37 °C   
99+
986.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C   
99+
2,627.00 °C   
40

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.75   
13
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa   
99+
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
160.00 MPa   
35
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s   
10
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
71.00 %   
10
Not Available   

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
Al   
Bk   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
11   
27
14   
25

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.61   
22
1.30   
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.71   
13
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47   
14
1.20   
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83   
8
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.61   
20
2.70   
1

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.39   
32
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol   
99+
601.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19
1,186.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38
2,152.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3
3,434.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16

Electron Work Function
4.28 eV   
19
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
13   
99+
97   
21

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   
[Rn] 5f9 7s2   

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
13   
99+
97   
21

Number of Neutrons
14   
99+
150   
11

Number of Electrons
13   
99+
97   
21

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
143.00 pm   
37
170.00 pm   
22

Covalent Radius
121.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm   
34
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
26.98 amu   
99+
247.00 amu   
18

Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Magnesium
  
Curium
  

Next Element
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)   
17
45.50 (-eV)   
36

Lattice Constant
404.95 pm   
22
341.60 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3   
99+
14.78 g/cm3   
22

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3   
99+
13.25 g/cm3   
11

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa   
19
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
18
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa   
29
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
76.00 GPa   
18
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
70.00 GPa   
28
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.35   
9
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.72   
99+
14.00   
14

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
0.00 H/m   
4
Not Available   

Susceptibility
0.00   
3
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol   
26
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K   
4
10.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol   
35
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   

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