Symbol
Bi
  
Al
  
Period Number
6
  
3
  
Block
p block
  
p block
  
Element Family
Post-Transition
  
Post-Transition
  
Space Group Name
C12/m1
  
Fm_ 3m
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
- Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
- It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy
  
Hans Christian Oersted
  
Discovery
In 1753
  
In 1825
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %
  
14
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- 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.
  
- Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  
Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic
  
Non Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3
  
20
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3
  
9
In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.
  
22
27.00 p.p.m.
  
11
Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C
  
99+
2,467.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silver
  
Silvery Gray
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa
  
99+
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s
  
99+
5,000.00 m/s
  
10
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Bi
  
Al
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol
  
35
577.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol
  
33
1,816.70 kJ/mol
  
19
3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,744.80 kJ/mol
  
38
4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol
  
28
11,577.00 kJ/mol
  
3
5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol
  
30
14,842.00 kJ/mol
  
2
6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/mol
  
19
18,379.00 kJ/mol
  
2
7th Energy level
Not Available
  
23,326.00 kJ/mol
  
2
8th Energy Level
Not Available
  
27,465.00 kJ/mol
  
2
9th Energy Level
Not Available
  
31,853.00 kJ/mol
  
2
10th Energy Level
Not Available
  
38,473.00 kJ/mol
  
4
11th Energy Level
Not Available
  
42,647.00 kJ/mol
  
5
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr
  
19
0.34 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3
  
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
  
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol
  
14
10.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)
  
99+
80.70 (-eV)
  
17
Lattice Angles
NA
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3
  
18
2.38 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Ductile, Malleable
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Semiconductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.38 106/cm Ω
  
4
Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol
  
11
42.50 kJ/mol
  
26
Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)
  
40
0.90 J/(kg K)
  
5
Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K
  
37
24.20 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K
  
99+
237.00 W/m·K
  
4
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)
  
28
23.10 µm/(m·K)
  
17
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
293.70 kJ/mol
  
31
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol
  
33
10.67 kJ/mol
  
35
Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
322.20 kJ/mol
  
31
Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K
  
24
28.30 J/mol.K
  
99+