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Aluminium vs Mendelevium


Mendelevium vs Aluminium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Al  
Md  

Group Number
13  
5
3  
15

Period Number
3  
7  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7429905  
99+
7440111  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining  
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1825  
In 1955  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.01 %  
6
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.01 %  
5
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %  
5
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %  
1
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
6
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
24

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 Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3  
9
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.  
11
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
660.37 °C  
99+
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.75  
14
-  

Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
160.00 MPa  
99+
0.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s  
14
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.61  
31
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
71.00 %  
12
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Al  
Md  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
11  
27
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.61  
23
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.71  
16
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47  
15
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83  
16
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.61  
23
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.39  
32
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol  
20
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol  
39
2,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol  
3
3,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
36

6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol  
4
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol  
5
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
37

14th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
57,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
63,500.00 kJ/mol  
37

16th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,107.00 kJ/mol  
21

18th Energy Level
5,775.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
39

19th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
577.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

21st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

22nd Energy Level
577.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
34

23rd Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

24th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
36

25th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
38

26th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
37

27th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
39

28th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.21 g/amp-hr  
13

Electron Work Function
4.28 eV  
26
3.89 eV  
37

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
13  
99+
101  
17

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1  
[Rn] 5f13 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
13  
99+
101  
17

Number of Neutrons
14  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
13  
99+
101  
17

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
143.00 pm  
39
175.00 pm  
21

Covalent Radius
121.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm  
99+
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
26.98 amu  
99+
258.00 amu  
14

Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol  
99+
19.90 cm3/mol  
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Magnesium
  
Fermium
  

Next Element
Potassium
  
Nobelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)  
17
63.70 (-eV)  
23

Lattice Constant
404.95 pm  
25
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3  
99+
10.30 g/cm3  
38

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3  
99+
10.30 g/cm3  
39

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
19
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
76.00 GPa  
19
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
70.00 GPa  
30
12.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.72  
99+
13.50  
29

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m  
99+
0.63 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω  
4
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol  
31
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)  
5
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
933.00 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)  
18
11.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol  
99+
380.50 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol  
99+
410.80 kJ/mol  
25

Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K  
99+
37.40 J/mol.K  
99+

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