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Bohrium vs Californium


Californium vs Bohrium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bh  
Cf  

Group Number
7  
11
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
54037148  
12
7440713  
20

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
276.00  
1
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1981  
In 1950  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
37
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Nuclear Research  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
-  
900.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
1,470.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
270.00 MPa  
99+
170.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
2,700.00 MPa  
4
1,800.00 MPa  
7

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.50  
36
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
63.00 %  
20

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Bh  
Cf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5  
32
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
2.00  
6
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol  
23
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31
1,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,267.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+
3,599.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
60,800.00 kJ/mol  
14

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
30

15th Energy Level
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39

16th Energy Level
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
29

17th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
31
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
820.80 kJ/mol  
28
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
21
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
16

22nd Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
16
608.00 kJ/mol  
39

23rd Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
17

24th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
12
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
9
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
15
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
14
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
3.12 g/amp-hr  
17

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.70 eV  
15

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
107  
11
98  
20

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  
[Rn] 5f10 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
107  
11
98  
20

Number of Neutrons
155  
9
153  
10

Number of Electrons
107  
11
98  
20

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
186.00 pm  
11

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
186.00 pm  
21

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
244.00 pm  
14

Atomic Weight
270.00 amu  
8
251.00 amu  
17

Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol  
14
15.10 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Berkelium
  

Next Element
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
27.20 (-eV)  
99+
44.50 (-eV)  
39

Lattice Constant
-  
338.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.58  
34

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
37.10 g/cm3  
3
15.10 g/cm3  
21

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.10 g/cm3  
3
15.10 g/cm3  
22

Tensile Strength
152.00 MPa  
24
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.00 GPa  
32
29.00 GPa  
29

Bulk Modulus
37.00 GPa  
99+
40.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Malleable, Sectile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
37.00  
5
15.10  
24

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+
6.20 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω  
23

Electron Affinity
-  
97.00 kJ/mol  
12

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
37.10 J/mol·K  
2
26.70 J/mol·K  
33

Thermal Conductivity
37.00 W/m·K  
36
10.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
900.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28
11.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+
311.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
15.10 kJ/mol  
21

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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