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Berkelium vs Aluminium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Bk
Al
1.2 Group Number
NA13
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
73
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
p block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Post-​Transition
1.6 CAS Number
74404067429905
Palladium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00225.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hans Christian Oersted
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1949
In 1825
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA5 * 10-3 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.006 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.91 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA8.10 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.39 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.27.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
986.00 °C660.37 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C2,467.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Silvery Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA2.75
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA160.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA160.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA5,000.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA71.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Bk
Al
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1411
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.61
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.71
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.47
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.83
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
2.701.61
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.39
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol577.50 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol1,816.70 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol2,744.80 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol11,577.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA14,842.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA18,379.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA23,326.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA27,465.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA31,853.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA38,473.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA42,647.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr0.34 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA4.28 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
9713
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
9713
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15014
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
9713
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
170.00 pm143.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
NA121.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA184.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
247.00 amu26.98 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
NA10.00 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)80.70 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
341.60 pm404.95 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm32.70 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm32.38 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA40.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA26.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA76.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA70.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.35
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
14.002.72
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NA0.00 H/m
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NA0.00
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
NA28.20 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.38 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA42.50 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
NA0.90 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA24.20 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K237.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA23.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA293.70 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA10.67 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA322.20 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA28.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1