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Barium vs Plutonium


Plutonium vs Barium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ba  
Pu  

Group Number
2  
16
0  
18

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440393  
99+
7440075  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P121/m1  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
11.00  
16

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.
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan  

Discovery
In 1772  
In Between 1940 1941  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
20
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %  
11
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
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+
639.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C  
99+
3,235.00 °C  
25

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.25  
20
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
130.00 MPa  
99+
627.00 MPa  
22

Vickers Hardness
210.00 MPa  
99+
617.00 MPa  
26

Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s  
99+
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.47  
38
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ba  
Pu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
37  
2
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.28  
34

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.28  
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.88  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.88  
99+
1.28  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.11  
4
2.72  
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol  
14
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

13th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
39

15th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40

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

18th Energy Level
5,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
502.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

27th Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr  
24
2.28 g/amp-hr  
26

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV  
99+
3.88 eV  
38

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
56  
99+
94  
24

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2  
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Monoclinic (MON)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
56  
99+
94  
24

Number of Neutrons
81  
99+
150  
12

Number of Electrons
56  
99+
94  
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
222.00 pm  
5
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
215.00 pm  
5
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm  
8
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
137.33 amu  
99+
244.00 amu  
19

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cesium
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Lanthanum
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)  
99+
64.90 (-eV)  
21

Lattice Constant
502.80 pm  
17
618.30 pm  
4

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.74  
6

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
3.51 g/cm3  
99+
19.82 g/cm3  
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
3.34 g/cm3  
99+
16.63 g/cm3  
18

Tensile Strength
55.00 MPa  
37
40.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)  
6
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
2.20 (Pa)  
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa  
99+
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
96.00 GPa  
23

Poisson Ratio
0.22  
31
0.21  
33

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
3.62  
99+
19.84  
16

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
15
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
21

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Poor Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol  
99+
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)  
31
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K  
15
35.50 J/mol·K  
4

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

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

Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)  
24
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol  
99+
344.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol  
99+
360.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

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