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Barium vs Nobelium


Nobelium vs Barium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ba  
No  

Group Number
2  
16
3  
15

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440393  
99+
10028145  
16

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1772  
In 1966  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
-  

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
20
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %  
11
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
13
-  

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.07 Blood/mg dm-3  
15
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
70.00 p.p.m.  
9
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
725.00 °C  
99+
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C  
99+
2,600.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.25  
20
-  

Brinell Hardness
130.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
210.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s  
99+
1,100.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.47  
38
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ba  
No  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
37  
2
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.88  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.88  
99+
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.11  
4
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol  
14
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35

6th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

13th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36

14th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

15th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36

16th Energy Level
50,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

17th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
502.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
917.00 kJ/mol  
34

22nd Energy Level
502.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
36

23rd Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12

24th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
39

25th Energy Level
503.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
601.20 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
37

28th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
641.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
503.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr  
24
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
56  
99+
102  
16

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
56  
99+
102  
16

Number of Neutrons
81  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
56  
99+
102  
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
222.00 pm  
5
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
215.00 pm  
5
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm  
8
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
137.33 amu  
99+
259.00 amu  
13

Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol  
6
19.80 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cesium
  

Next Element
Lanthanum
  

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

Lattice Constant
502.80 pm  
17
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.76  
5

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
55.00 MPa  
37
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)  
6
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa  
99+
8.70 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
12.30 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.22  
31
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
3.62  
99+
9.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
15
0.00 H/m  
3

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)  
31
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K  
15
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K  
99+
0.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,000.00 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)  
24
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol  
99+
390.40 kJ/mol  
30

Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K  
25
63.00 J/mol.K  
24

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