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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Be
Th
1.2 Group Number
20
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
27
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
s block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Actinide
1.6 CAS Number
74404177440326
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
  • Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1797
In 1829
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %3 * 10-4 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %~0.0004 %
Palladium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.05 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.66 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Thorium metal is used as an allying agent for Magnesium, It imparts greater strength and resistance to temperature.
  • compound of this metal Thorium oxide is used as an industrial catalyst.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.02 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,278.00 °C1,750.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C4,790.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
White Gray
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
5.503.00
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa390.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa295.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s2,490.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
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
Be
Th
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
928
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.571.30
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81NA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.471.11
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.54NA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.58NA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.432.70
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol587.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol1,110.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol1,978.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol2,780.00 kJ/mol
Tin
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr2.16 g/amp-hr
Palladium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.98 eV3.41 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
490
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2
[Rn] 6d2 7s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
490
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
5142
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
490
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
112.00 pm179.80 pm
Palladium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
96.00 pm206.00 pm
Palladium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm237.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
9.01 amu232.04 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol19.90 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
1.3 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
1.3.1 Previous Element
1.3.2 Next Element
1.4 Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)59.30 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
1.9 Lattice Constant
228.58 pm508.42 pm
Palladium
228.58 891.25
1.12 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
1.13 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57NA
Cadmium Metal
1.567 1.886
2 Mechanical
2.1 Density
2.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm311.72 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
2.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3NA
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
2.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
2.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
2.4 Vapor Pressure
2.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
2.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
2.5 Elasticity properties
2.5.1 Shear Modulus
132.00 GPa31.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
2.5.2 Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa54.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
2.5.3 Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa79.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
2.6 Poisson Ratio
0.030.27
Iron
0.032 0.47
2.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile
3 Magnetic
3.1 Magnetic Characteristics
3.1.1 Specific Gravity
1.8511.70
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
3.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
3.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
3.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
3.2 Electrical Properties
3.2.1 Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Superconductor
3.2.2 Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m157.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
3.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω0.07 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
3.2.4 Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
4 Thermal
4.1 Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
1.3 Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K26.23 J/mol·K
Palladium
16.443 62.7
1.5 Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K54.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
1.7 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
1.10 Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)11.00 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
1.13 Enthalpy
1.13.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol429.00 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
1.13.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol15.48 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
1.13.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol468.60 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
1.14 Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K27.30 J/mol.K
Palladium
9.5 198.1