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Americium vs Tennessine


Tennessine vs Americium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Am  
Ts  

Group Number
10  
8
17  
1

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Probably Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440359  
99+
54101143  
2

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

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).
  
Tennessine is a superheavy artificial element with a very short half-life.  

Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1944  
In 2010  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
-  

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
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 Ununseptium 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
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25

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

Physical

Melting Point
994.00 °C  
99+
400.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C  
99+
610.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
-  

Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
700.00 MPa  
17

Vickers Hardness
600.00 MPa  
28
430.00 MPa  
39

Speed of Sound
2,750.00 m/s  
99+
4,000.00 m/s  
24

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
64.00 %  
19
67.00 %  
16

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Am  
Ts  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16  
23
0  
35

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.00  
10

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
2.10  
4

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,785.00 kJ/mol  
23

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

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

5th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

6th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,000.00 kJ/mol  
11

7th Energy level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,000.00 kJ/mol  
38

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,230.00 kJ/mol  
28

10th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
38

12th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
883.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,230.00 kJ/mol  
26

14th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
25

15th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39
61,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
65,000.00 kJ/mol  
26

17th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
540.30 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
22
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
22

22nd Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
23
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

24th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
883.00 kJ/mol  
7

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

26th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
593.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
610.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
850.00 kJ/mol  
12

29th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr  
20
3.50 g/amp-hr  
11

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.00 eV  
35

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
95  
23
117  
1

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p5  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununseptium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
95  
23
117  
1

Number of Neutrons
148  
13
167  
3

Number of Electrons
95  
23
117  
1

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
173.00 pm  
23
0.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
180.00 pm  
23
0.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
220.00 pm  
28

Atomic Weight
243.00 amu  
20
294.00 amu  
1

Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol  
99+
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Plutonium
  
No Previous Element  

Next Element
Curium
  

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

Lattice Constant
346.81 pm  
99+
330.25 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.65  
12

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm3  
32
7.10 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.67 g/cm3  
26
7.20 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
80.00 MPa  
29

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
25.00 GPa  
38

Bulk Modulus
44.00 GPa  
32
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
58.00 GPa  
36
12.40 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.67  
26
7.20  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m  
99+
0.10 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
-  

Electron Affinity
63.90 kJ/mol  
18
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38

Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K  
1
27.20 J/mol·K  
24

Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
0.20 W/m·K  
99+

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

Thermal Expansion
13.60 µm/(m·K)  
32
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
161.00 kJ/mol  
99+
550.00 kJ/mol  
14

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol  
27
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol  
99+
590.00 kJ/mol  
13

Standard Molar Entropy
63.10 J/mol.K  
23
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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