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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ba
La
1.2 Group Number
2NA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
s block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Lanthanide
1.6 CAS Number
74403937439910
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.8 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
P63/mmc
1.9 Space Group Number
229.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Carl Gustaf Mosander
2.3.3 Discovery
In 1772
In 1838
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.5.2 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.6.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.8.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.9.1 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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 has no commercial uses, but its alloys are in high demand. Lanthanum and Nickel alloy is used for the hydrogen gas storage.
  • The best-known use for mischmetal alloy of Lanthanum is; as a ‘flints’ for cigarette lighters.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Low Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.07 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium
0 1970
4.1.2 In Bone
70.00 p.p.m.0.08 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
725.00 °C920.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
5.3 Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C3,469.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
5.6 Appearance
5.6.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.6.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Silvery White
5.6.3 Luster
NA
NA
5.7 Hardness
5.7.1 Mohs Hardness
1.252.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
5.7.3 Brinell Hardness
NA350.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
5.8.2 Vickers Hardness
NA360.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
5.9 Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s2,475.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
5.10 Optical Properties
5.10.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
5.10.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
5.12 Allotropes
5.12.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.12.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.12.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Ba
La
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
3731
Tennessine
0 38
7.2 Electronegativity
7.2.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.891.10
Francium
0.7 2.54
7.2.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
0.68NA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
7.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.971.08
Cesium
0.86 1.82
7.3.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.88NA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
7.3.7 Allen Electronegativity
0.88NA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
7.4 Electropositivity
7.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.112.90
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.2 Ionization Energies
8.2.1 1st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol538.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.3.1 2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol1,067.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.4.1 3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol1,850.30 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
8.5.1 4th Energy Level
NA4,819.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
8.6.1 5th Energy Level
NA5,940.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.6.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.7.2 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
8.7.4 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
8.7.5 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
8.7.7 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
8.8.1 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
8.8.2 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
8.8.3 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
8.8.4 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
8.8.5 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
8.8.6 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
8.8.7 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
8.8.8 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
8.8.9 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
8.8.10 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
8.8.11 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
8.8.12 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
8.8.13 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
8.8.14 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
8.8.15 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
8.8.16 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
8.8.17 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
8.8.18 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
8.8.19 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
8.8.20 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
8.9 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr1.73 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
8.10 Electron Work Function
2.70 eV3.50 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
8.11 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
5657
Lithium
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2
[Xe] 5d2 6s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
5657
Lithium
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
8182
Lithium
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
5657
Lithium
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
222.00 pm187.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
215.00 pm207.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm240.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
137.33 amu138.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol20.73 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)40.71 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
502.80 pm377.20 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.62
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
3.51 g/cm36.16 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
3.34 g/cm35.94 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.98 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa14.30 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa27.90 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa36.60 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
3.626.17
Lithium
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Superconductor
Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
332.00 nΩ·m615.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol48.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)0.19 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K27.11 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K13.40 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)12.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol399.60 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol6.20 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol431.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K56.90 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1