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Americium vs Strontium

Americium
Strontium
Strontium vs Americium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Am   
Sr   
Group Number
Not Available   
2   
16
Period Number
7   
5   
Block
f block   
s block   
Element Family
Actinide   
Alkaline Earth   
CAS Number
7440359   
99+
7440246   
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   
Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2
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).
  
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  
Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso   
William Cruickshank   
Discovery
In 1944   
In 1787   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
4 * 10-6 %   
14
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000005 %   
15
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
15
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.04 %   
10
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
4
Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7
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.
  
  • Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
  • By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
  
Industrial Uses
NA   
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3   
19
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
140.00 p.p.m.   
7
Physical Properties
Melting Point
994.00 °C   
99+
769.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C   
99+
1,384.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   
Luster
NA   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.50   
18
Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   
Optical Properties
  
  
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
Am   
Sr   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
16   
23
27   
12
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
0.95   
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.72   
27
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
0.99   
37
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.00   
18
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.96   
40
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
3.05   
7
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol   
99+
549.50 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,064.20 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,132.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,138.00 kJ/mol   
10
4th Energy Level
3,493.00 kJ/mol   
99+
5,500.00 kJ/mol   
13
5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,910.00 kJ/mol   
18
6th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,760.00 kJ/mol   
18
7th Energy level
Not Available   
10,230.00 kJ/mol   
19
8th Energy Level
Not Available   
11,800.00 kJ/mol   
19
9th Energy Level
Not Available   
15,600.00 kJ/mol   
17
10th Energy Level
Not Available   
17,100.00 kJ/mol   
19
11th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,270.00 kJ/mol   
6
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr   
17
1.64 g/amp-hr   
99+
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.59 eV   
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
95   
23
38   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2   
[Kr] 5s2   
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Strontium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
95   
23
38   
99+
Number of Neutrons
148   
12
50   
99+
Number of Electrons
95   
23
38   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
173.00 pm   
21
215.00 pm   
5
Covalent Radius
180.00 pm   
21
195.00 pm   
15
Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm   
10
249.00 pm   
7
Atomic Weight
243.00 amu   
20
87.62 amu   
99+
Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol   
29
33.70 cm3/mol   
6
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Plutonium
  
Rubidium
  
Next Element
Curium
  
Yttrium
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.00 (-eV)   
40
25.70 (-eV)   
99+
Lattice Constant
346.81 pm   
99+
608.49 pm   
6
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm3   
30
2.64 g/cm3   
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
2.38 g/cm3   
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
13
121.00 (Pa)   
1
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available   
6.03 GPa   
99+
Young's Modulus
Not Available   
15.70 GPa   
99+
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.28   
17
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.67   
15
2.64   
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Unknown   
NA   
Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m   
99+
132.00 nΩ·m   
24
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.08 106/cm Ω   
26
Electron Affinity
Not Available   
5.03 kJ/mol   
38
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)   
99+
0.30 J/(kg K)   
18
Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K   
1
26.40 J/mol·K   
28
Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K   
99+
35.40 W/m·K   
37
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
22.50 µm/(m·K)   
18
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
150.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol   
24
9.16 kJ/mol   
38
Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol   
40
163.20 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
55.00 J/mol.K   
26
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