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Beryllium Bismuth Comparison


Bismuth Beryllium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Be   
Bi   

Group Number
2   
16
15   
3

Period Number
2   
6   

Block
s block   
p block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440417   
99+
7440699   
22

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
C12/m1   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
12.00   
12

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
Claude François Geoffroy   

Discovery
In 1797   
In 1753   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %   
23
7 * 10-8 %   
25

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.000006 %   
14

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
39
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
19
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
  • Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
  
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
32
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3   
20

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
32
0.20 p.p.m.   
22

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,278.00 °C   
36
271.30 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C   
32
1,560.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
White Gray   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
2.25   
15

Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa   
21
70.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa   
4
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s   
2
1,790.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Be   
Bi   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9   
29
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.57   
24
2.02   
6

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81   
12
2.34   
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47   
14
1.67   
6

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.54   
12
2.15   
4

Allen Electronegativity
1.58   
23
2.01   
4

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.43   
30
1.98   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol   
7
703.00 kJ/mol   
35

2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol   
23
1,610.00 kJ/mol   
33

3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol   
2
2,466.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol   
2
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,400.00 kJ/mol   
30

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,520.00 kJ/mol   
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.60 g/amp-hr   
19

Electron Work Function
4.98 eV   
6
4.22 eV   
22

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
4   
99+
83   
33

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
4   
99+
83   
33

Number of Neutrons
5   
99+
126   
18

Number of Electrons
4   
99+
83   
33

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
112.00 pm   
99+
156.00 pm   
29

Covalent Radius
96.00 pm   
99+
148.00 pm   
36

Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm   
99+
207.00 pm   
26

Atomic Weight
9.01 amu   
99+
208.98 amu   
29

Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol   
99+
21.30 cm3/mol   
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lithium
  
Lead
  

Next Element
Sodium
  
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)   
15
41.90 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
228.58 pm   
99+
667.40 pm   
2

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
18
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3   
99+
9.78 g/cm3   
39

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3   
99+
10.05 g/cm3   
18

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
19
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
132.00 GPa   
7
12.00 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa   
13
31.00 GPa   
38

Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa   
7
32.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.03   
35
0.33   
11

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.85   
99+
9.79   
30

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
6

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
6

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Semiconductor   

Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m   
99+
1.29 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω   
5
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
91.20 kJ/mol   
11

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)   
2
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K   
99+
25.52 J/mol·K   
37

Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K   
6
7.97 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)   
34
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol   
30
151.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol   
30
10.90 kJ/mol   
33

Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol   
30
207.10 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K   
99+
56.70 J/mol.K   
24

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