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Beryllium vs Tin


Tin
Tin vs Beryllium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Be  
Sn  

Group Number
2  
16
14  
4

Period Number
2  
5  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440417  
99+
7440315  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
I41/amd  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
141.00  
10

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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin  
-  

Discovery
In 1797  
Before 3500 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
15

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-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
35
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3  
10

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
37
1.40 p.p.m.  
17

Physical

Melting Point
1,278.00 °C  
36
231.90 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C  
33
2,270.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
White Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa  
25
50.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa  
9
50.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s  
2
2,730.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.56  
34
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
51.00 %  
30

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  

β Allotropes
-  
White Tin (Beta Tin)  

γ Allotropes
-  
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Be  
Sn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.57  
25
1.96  
9

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81  
15
1.49  
19

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47  
15
1.72  
5

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.54  
24
2.21  
5

Allen Electronegativity
1.58  
26
1.82  
14

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.43  
30
2.04  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol  
7
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol  
24
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol  
2
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30

4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol  
2
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21

6th Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39

8th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35

9th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32

10th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36

11th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34

12th Energy Level
29,700.00 kJ/mol  
35
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31

14th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
89,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27

16th Energy Level
89,900.00 kJ/mol  
8
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

17th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
14
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,995.00 kJ/mol  
13
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33

19th Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol  
22
708.60 kJ/mol  
39

20th Energy Level
899.00 kJ/mol  
12
708.00 kJ/mol  
33

21st Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
26
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
899.00 kJ/mol  
10
708.00 kJ/mol  
27

23rd Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
31
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
297.30 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
26

25th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
2
708.60 kJ/mol  
28

26th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
2
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

27th Energy Level
297.30 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

28th Energy Level
297.30 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
32

29th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
2
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

30th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
2
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

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

Electron Work Function
4.98 eV  
10
4.42 eV  
22

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
4  
99+
50  
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Tetragonal (TETR)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
4  
99+
50  
99+

Number of Neutrons
5  
99+
69  
99+

Number of Electrons
4  
99+
50  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
112.00 pm  
99+
140.00 pm  
40

Covalent Radius
96.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm  
99+
217.00 pm  
29

Atomic Weight
9.01 amu  
99+
118.71 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol  
99+
16.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lithium
  
Indium
  

Next Element
Sodium
  
Cesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)  
15
83.50 (-eV)  
14

Lattice Constant
228.58 pm  
99+
583.18 pm  
7

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
0.68  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
287.00 MPa  
16
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
17
0.00  
15

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
20
0.00 (Pa)  
18

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
132.00 GPa  
7
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa  
13
58.00 GPa  
21

Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa  
7
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.03  
36
0.36  
8

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.85  
99+
7.31  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m  
99+
115.00 nΩ·m  
28

Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω  
5
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
107.30 kJ/mol  
9

Thermal

Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)  
2
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28

Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K  
99+
27.11 J/mol·K  
26

Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K  
6
66.80 W/m·K  
25

Critical Temperature
1,551.00 K  
39
505.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol  
99+
290.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol  
36
7.03 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol  
40
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K  
99+
51.20 J/mol.K  
40

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