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Aluminium vs Thallium


Thallium vs Aluminium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Al  
Tl  

Group Number
13  
5
13  
5

Period Number
3  
6  

Block
p block  
p block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7429905  
99+
7440280  
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.
  
  • Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
  • Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining  
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted  
William Crookes  

Discovery
In 1825  
In 1861  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %  
5
5 * 10-9 %  
32

Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %  
5
~0.0000001 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %  
5
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
6
0.00 %  
34

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.
  
  • Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
  • In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3  
9
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34

In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.  
11
0.00 p.p.m.  
33

Physical Properties

Melting Point
660.37 °C  
99+
303.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C  
99+
1,457.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
NA  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.75  
13
1.20  
20

Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa  
99+
26.50 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
160.00 MPa  
35
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s  
10
818.00 m/s  
99+

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  
Tl  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
11  
27
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.61  
22
1.62  
21

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.71  
13
2.25  
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47  
14
1.44  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83  
8
1.96  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.61  
20
1.79  
13

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.39  
32
2.38  
33

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol  
19
1,971.00 kJ/mol  
14

3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol  
38
2,878.00 kJ/mol  
32

4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol  
3
Not Available  

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+
7.63 g/amp-hr  
2

Electron Work Function
4.28 eV  
19
3.84 eV  
28

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
13  
99+
81  
35

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
13  
99+
81  
35

Number of Neutrons
14  
99+
123  
20

Number of Electrons
13  
99+
81  
35

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
143.00 pm  
37
170.00 pm  
22

Covalent Radius
121.00 pm  
99+
145.00 pm  
39

Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm  
34
196.00 pm  
30

Atomic Weight
26.98 amu  
99+
204.38 amu  
31

Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol  
99+
17.20 cm3/mol  
31

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Magnesium
  
Mercury
  

Next Element
Potassium
  
Lead
  

Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)  
17
9.60 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
404.95 pm  
22
345.66 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  
6

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3  
99+
11.85 g/cm3  
31

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3  
99+
11.22 g/cm3  
13

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
19
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
18
16.90 (Pa)  
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
29
2.80 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
76.00 GPa  
18
43.00 GPa  
28

Young's Modulus
70.00 GPa  
28
8.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.45  
2

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Sectile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.72  
99+
11.85  
22

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

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+
0.18 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω  
4
0.06 106/cm Ω  
32

Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol  
26
19.20 kJ/mol  
32

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)  
5
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39

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

Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K  
4
46.10 W/m·K  
33

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)  
17
29.90 µm/(m·K)  
12

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol  
31
162.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol  
35
4.27 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol  
31
179.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K  
99+
64.20 J/mol.K  
19

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