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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Am
Ir
1.2 Group Number
NA9
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74403597439885
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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).
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
2.2 Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Smithson Tennant
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
In 1803
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA2 * 10-7 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
994.00 °C2,410.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C4,527.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA6.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA1,670.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA1,760.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA4,825.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA78.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Am
Ir
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1634
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.302.20
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.55
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.68
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.701.80
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol880.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol1,600.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,132.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,493.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr1.14 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA4.55 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
9577
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
9574
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
148110
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
9574
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
173.00 pm136.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
180.00 pm141.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm202.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
243.00 amu192.22 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol9.53 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.00 (-eV)140.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
346.81 pm383.90 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm322.56 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA19.00 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA2,000.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA210.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA320.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA528.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.26
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.6721.78
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m47.10 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.19 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA151.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
Palladium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K25.10 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K147.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA6.40 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA799.10 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol35.23 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol837.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA35.50 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1