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Barium vs Copper


Copper vs Barium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ba  
Cu  

Group Number
2  
16
11  
7

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440393  
99+
7440508  
37

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
  • All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
  • Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele  
-  

Discovery
In 1772  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
20
0.01 %  
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %  
11
0.01 %  
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
10

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is sued in chemical paint manufacturing and glass manufacturing.
  • Compounds of this metal are toxic; but still the barium sulfate is insoluble and given to patients suffering from digestive disorder.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.07 Blood/mg dm-3  
15
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8

In Bone
70.00 p.p.m.  
9
26.00 p.p.m.  
12

Physical

Melting Point
725.00 °C  
99+
1,084.62 °C  
40

Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C  
99+
2,562.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Copper  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.25  
20
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
130.00 MPa  
99+
235.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
210.00 MPa  
99+
343.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s  
99+
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.47  
38
1.10  
99+

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
90.00 %  
4

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ba  
Cu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
37  
2
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.75  
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.88  
99+
1.49  
27

Allen Electronegativity
0.88  
99+
1.85  
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.11  
4
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22

2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15

3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol  
14
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15

4th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21

5th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16

7th Energy level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

8th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

9th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9

10th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

11th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13

12th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27

13th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

14th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

15th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12

18th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

19th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11

20th Energy Level
502.00 kJ/mol  
99+
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2

21st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

22nd Energy Level
502.00 kJ/mol  
99+
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1

23rd Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

24th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

25th Energy Level
503.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

26th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

27th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
18

28th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
24

29th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
25

30th Energy Level
503.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr  
24
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV  
99+
4.65 eV  
16

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
56  
99+
29  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
56  
99+
29  
99+

Number of Neutrons
81  
99+
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
56  
99+
29  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
222.00 pm  
5
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
215.00 pm  
5
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm  
8
140.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
137.33 amu  
99+
63.55 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol  
6
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cesium
  
Nickel
  

Next Element
Lanthanum
  
Zinc
  

Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)  
99+
34.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
502.80 pm  
17
361.49 pm  
39

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.28  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
3.51 g/cm3  
99+
8.96 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
3.34 g/cm3  
99+
8.02 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
55.00 MPa  
37
210.00 MPa  
19

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)  
6
1.53 (Pa)  
8

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
48.00 GPa  
15

Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa  
99+
140.00 GPa  
12

Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
120.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
0.22  
31
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
3.62  
99+
8.89  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
15
0.00 H/m  
19

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
31

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
332.00 nΩ·m  
13
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2

Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol  
99+
222.80 kJ/mol  
1

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)  
31
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15

Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K  
15
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K  
99+
401.00 W/m·K  
2

Critical Temperature
1,000.00 K  
99+
1,358.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)  
24
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol  
99+
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol  
99+
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol  
99+
338.90 kJ/mol  
39

Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K  
25
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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