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Berkelium vs Lanthanum

Berkelium
Lanthanum
Lanthanum vs Berkelium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Bk  
La  
Group Number
14  
4
3  
15
Period Number
7  
6  
Block
f block  
f block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Lanthanide  
CAS Number
7440406  
99+
7439910  
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
  
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
Discovery
In 1949  
In 1838  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
25
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
32
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
19
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
29
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  
  • 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.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
-  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
32
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.08 p.p.m.  
29
Physical
Melting Point
986.00 °C  
99+
920.00 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C  
99+
3,469.00 °C  
19
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silver  
Silvery White  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.50  
15
Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
36
Vickers Hardness
1,070.00 MPa  
16
360.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
2,560.00 m/s  
99+
2,475.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.80  
22
Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
70.00 %  
13
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Bk  
La  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
14  
25
31  
8
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.10  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.10  
38
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.08  
32
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.10  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
2.70  
1
1.10  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.90  
10
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,067.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,850.30 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,819.00 kJ/mol  
32
5th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,940.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
32
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
53,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
53,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
18
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
25
24th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
1.73 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.50 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
97  
21
57  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  
[Xe] 5d2 6s2  
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Lanthanum.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
97  
21
57  
99+
Number of Neutrons
150  
12
82  
99+
Number of Electrons
97  
21
57  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
187.00 pm  
10
Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
207.00 pm  
6
Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
240.00 pm  
17
Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
138.91 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
13.39 cm3/mol  
99+
20.73 cm3/mol  
26
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Curium
  
Barium
  
Next Element
Californium
  
Cerium
  
Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)  
37
40.71 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
341.60 pm  
99+
377.20 pm  
31
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
38
1.62  
16
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm3  
23
6.16 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm3  
29
5.94 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
70.00 MPa  
31
45.00 MPa  
40
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.98 (Pa)  
15
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
14.30 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
27.90 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
36.60 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.28  
17
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
14.00  
25
6.17  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
15
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
25
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
7.60 nΩ·m  
99+
615.00 nΩ·m  
7
Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
25
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48.00 kJ/mol  
28
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33
Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
27.11 J/mol·K  
27
Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
13.40 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,193.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
13.25 µm/(m·K)  
36
12.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
380.00 kJ/mol  
27
399.60 kJ/mol  
24
Enthalpy of Fusion
13.25 kJ/mol  
31
6.20 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
601.00 kJ/mol  
11
431.00 kJ/mol  
21
Standard Molar Entropy
52.00 J/mol.K  
37
56.90 J/mol.K  
31
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