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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Be
Po
1.2 Group Number
216
Gadolinium
0 17
2.2 Period Number
26
Lithium
2 7
2.4 Block
s block
p block
2.5 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Post-​Transition
2.6 CAS Number
74404177440086
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.4 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Pm-3m
1.5 Space Group Number
194.00221.00
Plutonium
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.
  • Polonium was the first radioactive element to be discovered.
  • Polonium element and its compounds are highly radioactive.
  • Its alloy with Beryllium provides source of neutrons.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1797
In 1898
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.8.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %~-9999 %
Palladium
1E-08 0.1
2.8.5 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.11.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.4.2 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
4.2.2 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
5 Uses
5.1 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.
  • Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
  • A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
5.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
5.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
5.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
5.2 Biological Properties
5.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
5.2.2 Present in Human Body
5.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
5.3.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
1,278.00 °C254.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
1.4 Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C962.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
1.8 Appearance
1.8.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
1.8.2 Color
White Gray
Silver
1.8.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
1.9 Hardness
1.9.1 Mohs Hardness
5.50NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
2.5.3 Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
3.3.4 Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
3.4 Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
4.2 Optical Properties
4.2.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.2.5 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
5.3 Allotropes
5.4.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
α-polonium
5.4.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
β-polonium
5.4.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Be
Po
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
929
Tennessine
0 38
8.2 Electronegativity
8.2.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.572.00
Francium
0.7 2.54
8.8.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81NA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
8.10.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.471.76
Cesium
0.86 1.82
8.10.7 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.542.48
Cesium
0.62 2.48
8.11.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.582.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.14 Electropositivity
8.14.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.432.00
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.16 Ionization Energies
8.16.1 1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol812.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.19.1 2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/molNA
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.23.1 3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/molNA
Osmium
1600 34230
10.2.2 4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
10.3.1 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
11.3.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
11.3.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
11.4.3 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
11.5.5 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
11.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
11.6.2 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
12.1.8 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
12.3.3 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
12.5.2 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
13.1.1 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
14.3.1 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
14.7.1 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
14.9.2 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
14.10.1 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
14.11.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
14.11.5 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
14.12.2 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
14.12.6 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
14.12.8 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
14.13.2 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
14.13.4 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
14.14.1 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
14.14.3 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
14.15.1 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
14.15.3 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
14.16 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr3.90 g/amp-hr
Palladium
0.16812 8.3209
14.19 Electron Work Function
4.98 eVNA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
14.21 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
15 Atomic
15.1 Atomic Number
484
Lithium
3 117
16.2 Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
16.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Monoclinic (MON)
16.3.2 Crystal Lattice
16.4 Atom
16.4.1 Number of Protons
484
Lithium
3 117
16.4.4 Number of Neutrons
5125
Lithium
4 184
16.5.1 Number of Electrons
484
Lithium
3 117
16.8 Radius of an Atom
16.8.1 Atomic Radius
112.00 pm168.00 pm
Palladium
112 265
16.8.4 Covalent Radius
96.00 pm140.00 pm
Palladium
96 260
16.9.2 Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm197.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
16.10 Atomic Weight
9.01 amu209.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
16.11 Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol22.23 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
17.2 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
17.2.1 Previous Element
17.2.2 Next Element
17.3 Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)NA
Francium
8 392.42
17.5 Lattice Constant
228.58 pm335.90 pm
Palladium
228.58 891.25
17.6 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
17.7 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57NA
Cadmium
1.567 1.886
18 Mechanical
18.1 Density
18.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm39.20 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
19.2.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm39.40 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
20.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
20.9 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
21.2 Vapor Pressure
21.2.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
21.6.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
21.7 Elasticity properties
21.7.1 Shear Modulus
132.00 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
21.9.4 Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
21.12.1 Young's Modulus
287.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
21.17 Poisson Ratio
0.03NA
Iron
0.032 0.47
21.23 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
22 Magnetic
22.1 Magnetic Characteristics
22.1.1 Specific Gravity
1.859.32
Lithium
0.53 4500
23.2.1 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Nonmagnetic
23.2.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
24.1.2 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
24.4 Electrical Properties
24.4.1 Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Conductor
24.4.2 Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m0.40 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
24.6.2 Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
24.9.4 Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol183.30 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
25 Thermal
25.1 Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
26.2 Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K26.40 J/mol·K
Palladium
16.443 62.7
26.4 Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K20.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
27.3 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
27.5 Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)23.50 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
27.6 Enthalpy
27.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol60.30 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
28.1.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol13.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
28.2.1 Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol134.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
29.3 Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.KNA
Palladium
9.5 198.1