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Berkelium vs Thallium


Thallium vs Berkelium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bk  
Tl  

Group Number
14  
4
13  
5

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440406  
99+
7440280  
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.
  
  • Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
  • Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
  

Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
William Crookes  

Discovery
In 1949  
In 1861  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
33

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  
  • Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
  • In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
38

Physical

Melting Point
986.00 °C  
99+
303.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C  
99+
1,457.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
1.20  
21

Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
26.50 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,070.00 MPa  
16
120.00 MPa  
99+

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

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
8.00 %  
37

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Bk  
Tl  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
14  
25
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.62  
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.25  
6

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.44  
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.96  
11

Allen Electronegativity
2.70  
1
1.79  
16

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.38  
33

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,971.00 kJ/mol  
14

3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,878.00 kJ/mol  
32

4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
17

5th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
32
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37

15th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38

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

18th Energy Level
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
7.63 g/amp-hr  
2

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.84 eV  
39

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
97  
21
81  
35

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
97  
21
81  
35

Number of Neutrons
150  
12
123  
21

Number of Electrons
97  
21
81  
35

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
170.00 pm  
24

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
145.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
196.00 pm  
37

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
204.38 amu  
31

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Curium
  
Mercury
  

Next Element
Lead
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)  
37
9.60 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
341.60 pm  
99+
345.66 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
38
1.60  
23

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm3  
23
11.85 g/cm3  
33

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm3  
29
11.22 g/cm3  
33

Tensile Strength
70.00 MPa  
31
47.00 MPa  
39

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
22

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
16.90 (Pa)  
5

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
2.80 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
43.00 GPa  
33

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

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.45  
2

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Sectile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
14.00  
25
11.85  
35

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
28

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
7.60 nΩ·m  
99+
0.18 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
25
0.06 106/cm Ω  
37

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19.20 kJ/mol  
38

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
26.32 J/mol·K  
37

Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
46.10 W/m·K  
33

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

Thermal Expansion
13.25 µm/(m·K)  
36
29.90 µm/(m·K)  
12

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
52.00 J/mol.K  
37
64.20 J/mol.K  
20

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