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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Bi
Hg
1.2 Group Number
1512
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
Lithium
2 7
1.5 Block
p block
d block
1.6 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Transition Metal
1.7 CAS Number
74406997439976
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.8 Space Group Name
C12/m1
R_ 3m
1.9 Space Group Number
12.00166.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy
Ancient Chinese and Indians
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1753
Before 2000 BCE
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.4 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.5.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.05 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.5.2 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.6.1 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
Dentistry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.4.1 In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.0.45 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
271.30 °CNA
Francium
27 3410
4.3 Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C356.58 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.6 Appearance
4.6.1 Physical State
Solid
Liquid
4.6.2 Color
Silver
Silver
4.6.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.7 Hardness
4.7.1 Mohs Hardness
2.25NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
5.1.2 Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
5.1.4 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
5.2 Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s1,451.40 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
5.4 Optical Properties
5.4.1 Refractive Index
NA1.00
Palladium
1.000933 1.7229
5.4.2 Reflectivity
NA73.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
5.6 Allotropes
5.6.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.6.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.6.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Bi
Hg
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
3334
Tennessine
0 38
6.4 Electronegativity
6.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.022.00
Francium
0.7 2.54
6.4.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
2.342.20
Cesium
0.22 2.56
6.5.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.671.44
Cesium
0.86 1.82
6.5.3 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.151.81
Cesium
0.62 2.48
6.5.5 Allen Electronegativity
2.011.44
Cesium
0.659 2.7
6.6 Electropositivity
6.6.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.982.00
Gold
1.46 3.3
6.7 Ionization Energies
6.7.1 1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol1,007.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
6.7.2 2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol1,810.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
6.8.1 3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol3,300.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
7.1.2 4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
7.1.3 5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
7.1.6 6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
7.1.8 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
7.2.3 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
7.2.4 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
7.2.6 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
7.2.7 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
7.2.9 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
8.1.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
8.2.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
8.2.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
8.3.1 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
8.3.2 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
8.4.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
8.5.1 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
8.5.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
8.6.2 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
8.6.3 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
8.6.5 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
8.6.6 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
8.6.7 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
8.6.9 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
8.6.10 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
8.7.1 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
8.7.2 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
8.7.3 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
8.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr3.74 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
8.9 Electron Work Function
4.22 eV4.49 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
8.10 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
8380
Lithium
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
Rhombohedral (RHO)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
8380
Lithium
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
126121
Lithium
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
8380
Lithium
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
156.00 pm151.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
148.00 pm132.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm155.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
208.98 amu200.59 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol14.82 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)28.20 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
667.40 pm300.50 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
NA
NA
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm313.53 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NA0.00
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
12.00 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
31.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
32.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
0.33NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
9.7913.53
Lithium
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Diamagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
0.00 H/mNA
Copper
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
0.00NA
Aluminium
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
1.29 nΩ·m961.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
Palladium
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)0.14 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K27.98 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K8.30 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NA1,750.00 K
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)60.40 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol56.90 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol2.29 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol61.50 kJ/mol
Sodium
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K75.80 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1