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Bohrium vs Hafnium


Hafnium vs Bohrium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bh  
Hf  

Group Number
7  
11
4  
14

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54037148  
12
7440586  
30

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).
  
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  
By-product Zirconium Refining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy  

Discovery
In 1981  
In 1922  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
37
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
14

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

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
-  
2,150.00 °C  
10

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
5,400.00 °C  
5

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
270.00 MPa  
99+
1,450.00 MPa  
6

Vickers Hardness
2,700.00 MPa  
4
1,520.00 MPa  
10

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
3,010.00 m/s  
39

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.50  
36
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
71.00 %  
12

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Bh  
Hf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5  
32
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
2.00  
6
1.16  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol  
23
658.50 kJ/mol  
40

2nd Energy Level
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31
1,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,250.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+
3,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
33

6th Energy Level
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
38

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,590.00 kJ/mol  
40

11th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
40

12th Energy Level
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
35

14th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14
65,800.00 kJ/mol  
34

16th Energy Level
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

20th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
21
658.00 kJ/mol  
37

21st Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
16
658.00 kJ/mol  
31

23rd Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
12
658.50 kJ/mol  
31

25th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
658.00 kJ/mol  
33

26th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
658.50 kJ/mol  
32

27th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
9
658.50 kJ/mol  
33

28th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
15
658.50 kJ/mol  
38

29th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
14
658.50 kJ/mol  
39

30th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
658.00 kJ/mol  
35

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
1.66 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.90 eV  
36

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
107  
11
72  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
107  
11
72  
99+

Number of Neutrons
155  
9
106  
30

Number of Electrons
107  
11
72  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
270.00 amu  
8
178.49 amu  
39

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lutetium
  

Next Element
Hassium
  
Tantalum
  

Valence Electron Potential
27.20 (-eV)  
99+
81.00 (-eV)  
16

Lattice Constant
-  
319.64 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
13.31 g/cm3  
27

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.10 g/cm3  
3
12.00 g/cm3  
31

Tensile Strength
152.00 MPa  
24
445.00 MPa  
9

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
28

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
25

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.00 GPa  
32
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
37.00 GPa  
99+
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
78.00 GPa  
27

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
37.00  
5
13.31  
30

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
13

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+
331.00 nΩ·m  
14

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
-  
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38

Molar Heat Capacity
37.10 J/mol·K  
2
25.73 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,500.00 K  
11

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+
661.10 kJ/mol  
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
25.10 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
703.00 kJ/mol  
5

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

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