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Aluminium vs Dubnium


Dubnium vs Aluminium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Al  
Db  

Group Number
13  
5
5  
13

Period Number
3  
7  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7429905  
99+
53850354  
14

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
225.00  
2
Not Available  

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.
  
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining  
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1825  
In 1968  

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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  
Research Purposes  

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+
Not Available  

Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C  
99+
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Unknown  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

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  
Db  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
11  
27
10  
28

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.61  
22
Not Available  

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.71  
13
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47  
14
Not Available  

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83  
8
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.61  
20
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.39  
32
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
664.80 kJ/mol  
38

2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol  
19
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
38

3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol  
38
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol  
3
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol  
2
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
39

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+
Not Available  

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+
105  
13

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
13  
99+
105  
13

Number of Neutrons
14  
99+
157  
7

Number of Electrons
13  
99+
105  
13

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
143.00 pm  
37
139.00 pm  
39

Covalent Radius
121.00 pm  
99+
149.00 pm  
35

Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm  
34
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
26.98 amu  
99+
268.00 amu  
10

Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Magnesium
  

Next Element
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)  
17
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
404.95 pm  
22
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3  
99+
29.30 g/cm3  
5

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

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  
Unknown  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.72  
99+
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Unknown  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
4
Not Available  

Susceptibility
0.00  
3
Not Available  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Unknown  

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
Not Available  

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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