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Beryllium Sodium Comparison


Sodium Beryllium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Be   
Na   

Group Number
2   
16
1   
17

Period Number
2   
3   

Block
s block   
s block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440417   
99+
7440235   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

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.
  
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1797   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %   
23
2 * 10-3 %   
6

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.004 %   
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.55 %   
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
2.30 %   
5

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
39
1.10 %   
1

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
19
0.14 %   
3

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.
  
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
32
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
1

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
32
10,000.00 p.p.m.   
2

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,278.00 °C   
36
97.72 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C   
32
883.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
White Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
0.50   
22

Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa   
21
0.69 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa   
4
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s   
2
3,200.00 m/s   
24

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   
Na   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9   
29
17   
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.57   
24
0.93   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81   
12
0.56   
30

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47   
14
1.01   
35

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.54   
12
0.91   
21

Allen Electronegativity
1.58   
23
0.87   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.43   
30
3.07   
6

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol   
7
495.80 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol   
23
4,562.00 kJ/mol   
4

3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol   
2
6,910.30 kJ/mol   
6

4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol   
2
9,543.00 kJ/mol   
5

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
13,354.00 kJ/mol   
4

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
16,613.00 kJ/mol   
4

7th Energy level
Not Available   
20,117.00 kJ/mol   
4

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
25,496.00 kJ/mol   
4

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
28,932.00 kJ/mol   
4

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
141,362.00 kJ/mol   
2

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
159,076.00 kJ/mol   
2

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.86 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.98 eV   
6
2.75 eV   
40

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
4   
99+
11   
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2   
[Ne] 3s1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
4   
99+
11   
99+

Number of Neutrons
5   
99+
12   
99+

Number of Electrons
4   
99+
11   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
112.00 pm   
99+
186.00 pm   
9

Covalent Radius
96.00 pm   
99+
166.00 pm   
27

Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm   
99+
227.00 pm   
21

Atomic Weight
9.01 amu   
99+
22.99 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol   
99+
23.70 cm3/mol   
10

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lithium
  
Beryllium
  

Next Element
Sodium
  
Magnesium
  

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

Lattice Constant
228.58 pm   
99+
429.06 pm   
19

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
18
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3   
99+
0.97 g/cm3   
99+

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

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
3.30 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa   
13
6.30 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa   
7
10.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.03   
35
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.85   
99+
0.97   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m   
99+
47.70 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω   
5
0.21 106/cm Ω   
9

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
52.80 kJ/mol   
19

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)   
2
1.23 J/(kg K)   
3

Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K   
99+
28.23 J/mol·K   
10

Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K   
6
142.00 W/m·K   
11

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
2,573.00 K   
2

Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)   
34
71.00 µm/(m·K)   
4

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol   
30
2.59 kJ/mol   
99+

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

Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K   
99+
51.30 J/mol.K   
28

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