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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Am
Ta
1.2 Group Number
NA5
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74403597440257
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
2.2 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Im_ 3m
2.4 Space Group Number
194.00229.00
Plutonium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 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).
  • Tantalum metal is known as corrosion resistance.
  • Tantalum metal can easily fabricated and It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
3.2 Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
In 1802
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA8 * 10-9 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
4.1.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
4.3.2 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
4.4.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
4.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
4.5.1 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
5 Uses
5.1 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.
  • Tantalum metal is mainly used in the manufacturing of electron components. Its Oxide layer acts as an insulator.
  • Tantalum metal is also used in surgical transplant like replacement of bone, skull plates and as a woven gauze.
5.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
5.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
5.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
5.2 Biological Properties
5.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Low Toxic
5.2.2 Present in Human Body
5.3.2 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium
0 1970
5.3.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.03 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
7 Physical
7.1 Melting Point
994.00 °C2,996.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
7.3 Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C5,425.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
7.4 Appearance
7.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
7.4.2 Color
Silvery White
Gray Blue
7.4.4 Luster
NA
Metallic
7.5 Hardness
7.5.1 Mohs Hardness
NA6.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
7.5.3 Brinell Hardness
NA440.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
7.7.2 Vickers Hardness
NA870.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
7.8 Speed of Sound
NA3,400.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
7.9 Optical Properties
7.9.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
7.9.3 Reflectivity
NA78.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
7.10 Allotropes
7.10.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.10.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.10.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Am
Ta
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
1631
Tennessine
0 38
8.3 Electronegativity
8.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.50
Francium
0.7 2.54
8.3.4 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
8.3.7 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.33
Cesium
0.86 1.82
8.3.9 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
8.3.12 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.34
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.4 Electropositivity
8.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.50
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.5 Ionization Energies
8.5.1 1st Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol761.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.5.4 2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol1,500.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.5.7 3rd Energy Level
2,132.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium
1600 34230
8.5.11 4th Energy Level
3,493.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
8.5.14 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.6.1 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.7.1 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
9.1.1 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
9.4.2 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
9.4.5 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
9.5.2 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
9.5.5 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
9.7.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
9.10.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
10.1.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
10.1.4 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
10.2.1 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
10.4.2 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
10.4.4 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
10.5.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
10.5.4 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
10.5.6 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
10.6.1 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
11.1.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
11.1.5 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
11.2.3 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
11.2.5 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
11.2.7 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
11.2.8 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
12.1.1 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
12.3 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr1.35 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
12.6 Electron Work Function
NA4.25 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
12.9 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
13 Atomic
13.1 Atomic Number
9573
Lithium
3 117
13.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
13.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
13.3.1 Crystal Lattice
13.4 Atom
13.4.1 Number of Protons
9573
Lithium
3 117
13.5.1 Number of Neutrons
148108
Lithium
4 184
13.5.2 Number of Electrons
9573
Lithium
3 117
13.6 Radius of an Atom
13.6.1 Atomic Radius
173.00 pm146.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
13.6.2 Covalent Radius
180.00 pm170.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
13.6.3 Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
13.7 Atomic Weight
243.00 amu180.95 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
13.8 Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol10.90 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
13.9 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
13.9.1 Previous Element
13.9.2 Next Element
13.10 Valence Electron Potential
44.00 (-eV)110.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
13.11 Lattice Constant
346.81 pm330.13 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
13.12 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
13.13 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
14 Mechanical
14.1 Density
14.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm316.69 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
14.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA15.00 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
14.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
14.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
14.4 Vapor Pressure
14.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
14.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
14.5 Elasticity properties
14.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA69.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
14.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA200.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
14.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA186.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
14.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.34
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
14.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile
15 Magnetic
15.1 Magnetic Characteristics
15.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.6716.65
Lithium
0.53 4500
15.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
15.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
15.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
15.2 Electrical Properties
15.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
15.2.2 Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m131.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
15.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.08 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
15.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA31.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
16 Thermal
16.1 Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)0.14 J/(kg K)
Palladium
0.11 3.6
16.2 Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K25.36 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
16.3 Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K57.50 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
16.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
16.5 Thermal Expansion
NA6.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
16.6 Enthalpy
16.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA753.10 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
16.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol31.40 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
16.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol782.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
16.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA41.50 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1