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Berkelium Gallium Comparison


Gallium Berkelium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bk  
Ga  

Group Number
14  
4
13  
5

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440406  
99+
7440553  
32

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Cmca  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
64.00  
12

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  

Discovery
In 1949  
In 1875  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  
  • Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
  • Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
13

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

Physical

Melting Point
986.00 °C  
99+
29.78 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C  
99+
2,403.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
56.80 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,070.00 MPa  
16
111.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,560.00 m/s  
99+
2,740.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.81  
20

Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
36.00 %  
33

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Bk  
Ga  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
14  
25
24  
15

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.81  
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.42  
2

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.82  
2

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.01  
9

Allen Electronegativity
2.70  
1
1.76  
17

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.19  
40

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,979.30 kJ/mol  
13

3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,963.00 kJ/mol  
28

4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
16

5th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
20

13th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
32
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

21st Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
18
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
19
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

26th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
0.87 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.20 eV  
30

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
97  
21
31  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
97  
21
31  
99+

Number of Neutrons
150  
12
39  
99+

Number of Electrons
97  
21
31  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
135.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
187.00 pm  
39

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
69.72 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
13.39 cm3/mol  
99+
11.80 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Curium
  
Zinc
  

Next Element
Rubidium
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)  
37
69.70 (-eV)  
19

Lattice Constant
341.60 pm  
99+
451.97 pm  
20

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
38
1.30  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm3  
23
5.91 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm3  
29
6.10 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
70.00 MPa  
31
41.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
15

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
7.20 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
37.30 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.47  
1

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
14.00  
25
5.91  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
7

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
7.60 nΩ·m  
99+
270.00 nΩ·m  
15

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
25
0.07 106/cm Ω  
34

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28.90 kJ/mol  
37

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.37 J/(kg K)  
16

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
25.86 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
40.60 W/m·K  
34

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
302.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
13.25 µm/(m·K)  
36
18.00 µm/(m·K)  
26

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
380.00 kJ/mol  
27
256.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
13.25 kJ/mol  
31
5.59 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
601.00 kJ/mol  
11
276.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
52.00 J/mol.K  
37
40.80 J/mol.K  
99+

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