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Americium Bohrium Comparison


Bohrium Americium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Am  
Bh  

Group Number
10  
8
7  
11

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440359  
99+
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
276.00  
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1944  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
994.00 °C  
99+
-  

Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
600.00 MPa  
28
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
2,750.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
64.00 %  
19
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Am  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16  
23
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
2,132.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,493.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

17th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
31

18th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

19th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.80 kJ/mol  
28

20th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
21

21st Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
22
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11

22nd Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

23rd Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
23
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8

24th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
12

25th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

26th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

27th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
9

28th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
15

29th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
14

30th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr  
20
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
95  
23
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
95  
23
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
148  
13
155  
9

Number of Electrons
95  
23
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
173.00 pm  
23
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
180.00 pm  
23
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
243.00 amu  
20
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Plutonium
  

Next Element
Curium
  
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.00 (-eV)  
99+
27.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
346.81 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm3  
32
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.67 g/cm3  
26
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
152.00 MPa  
24

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
13
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
44.00 GPa  
32
37.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
58.00 GPa  
36
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.67  
26
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m  
99+
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
63.90 kJ/mol  
18
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K  
1
37.10 J/mol·K  
2

Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
37.00 W/m·K  
36

Critical Temperature
1,449.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
13.60 µm/(m·K)  
32
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
161.00 kJ/mol  
99+
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol  
27
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
63.10 J/mol.K  
23
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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