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Periodic Table

Symbol
Bi   
Ra   

Group Number
15   
3
2   
16

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
p block   
s block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440699   
22
7440144   
99+

Space Group Name
C12/m1   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
12.00   
12
229.00   
1

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.
  
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1753   
In 1898   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %   
14
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
20

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.
  
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

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

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

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+
700.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C   
99+
1,737.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25   
15
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa   
99+
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s   
99+
Not Available   

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   
Ra   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.02   
6
0.90   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.34   
3
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.67   
6
0.97   
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.15   
4
0.92   
20

Allen Electronegativity
2.01   
4
0.89   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.98   
99+
3.10   
5

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol   
35
509.30 kJ/mol   
99+

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

3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

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
4.22 g/amp-hr   
6

Electron Work Function
4.22 eV   
22
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
83   
33
88   
30

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3   
[Rn] 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
83   
33
88   
30

Number of Neutrons
126   
18
138   
16

Number of Electrons
83   
33
88   
30

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm   
29
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
148.00 pm   
36
221.00 pm   
3

Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm   
26
283.00 pm   
4

Atomic Weight
208.98 amu   
29
226.00 amu   
26

Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol   
14
45.20 cm3/mol   
4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lead
  
Francium
  

Next Element
Polonium
  
Actinium
  

Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)   
99+
20.10 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
667.40 pm   
2
514.80 pm   
13

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm3   
39
5.50 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3   
18
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
12.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
31.00 GPa   
38
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
32.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.33   
11
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.79   
30
5.00   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Nonmagnetic   

Permeability
0.00 H/m   
6
Not Available   

Susceptibility
0.00   
6
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
NA   

Resistivity
1.29 nΩ·m   
99+
100.00 nΩ·m   
31

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K   
37
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K   
99+
18.60 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol   
33
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol   
99+
163.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K   
24
71.00 J/mol.K   
14

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