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Bismuth vs Osmium


Osmium vs Bismuth


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bi   
Os   

Group Number
15   
3
8   
10

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
p block   
d block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440699   
22
7440042   
99+

Space Group Name
C12/m1   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
12.00   
12
194.00   
5

Facts

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.
  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1753   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
3 * 10-7 %   
21

Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %   
14
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
28

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
24
Not Available   

Uses

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.
  
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  

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

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3   
20
Not Available   

In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.   
22
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
271.30 °C   
99+
3,045.00 °C   
3

Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C   
99+
5,027.00 °C   
6

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery Bluish-Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25   
15
7.00   
3

Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa   
99+
3,490.00 MPa   
1

Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s   
99+
4,940.00 m/s   
11

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Bi   
Os   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.02   
6
2.20   
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.34   
3
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.67   
6
1.52   
12

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.15   
4
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
2.01   
4
1.65   
19

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.98   
99+
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol   
35
840.00 kJ/mol   
12

2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol   
33
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
Not Available   

5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol   
30
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr   
19
1.77 g/amp-hr   
38

Electron Work Function
4.22 eV   
22
4.83 eV   
8

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
83   
33
76   
40

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3   
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
83   
33
76   
39

Number of Neutrons
126   
18
114   
25

Number of Electrons
83   
33
76   
39

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm   
29
133.80 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
148.00 pm   
36
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm   
26
216.00 pm   
24

Atomic Weight
208.98 amu   
29
190.23 amu   
35

Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol   
14
8.49 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lead
  
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Polonium
  
Iridium
  

Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)   
99+
91.40 (-eV)   
12

Lattice Constant
667.40 pm   
2
273.44 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.58   
14

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm3   
39
22.59 g/cm3   
9

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3   
18
20.00 g/cm3   
1

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
1,000.00 MPa   
4

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
28

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
12.00 GPa   
99+
222.00 GPa   
1

Bulk Modulus
31.00 GPa   
38
462.00 GPa   
1

Young's Modulus
32.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.33   
11
0.25   
24

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.79   
30
22.57   
2

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
0.00 H/m   
6
Not Available   

Susceptibility
0.00   
6
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.29 nΩ·m   
99+
81.20 nΩ·m   
35

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω   
18

Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol   
11
106.10 kJ/mol   
9

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K   
37
24.70 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K   
99+
87.60 W/m·K   
19

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28
5.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol   
99+
627.60 kJ/mol   
7

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol   
33
29.30 kJ/mol   
4

Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol   
99+
669.00 kJ/mol   
6

Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K   
24
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+

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