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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cd
Al
1.2 Group Number
1213
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
53
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
p block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Post-​Transition
1.6 CAS Number
74404397429905
Palladium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
2.2 Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer
Hans Christian Oersted
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1817
In 1825
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %5 * 10-3 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000006 %~0.006 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.91 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %8.10 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
  • Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-30.39 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
1.80 p.p.m.27.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
320.90 °C660.37 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
765.00 °C2,467.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray
Silvery Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
2.002.75
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
203.00 MPa160.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA160.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
2,310.00 m/s5,000.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
67.00 %71.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Cd
Al
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3411
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.691.61
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.981.71
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.461.47
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.531.83
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.521.61
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.312.39
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol577.50 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,631.40 kJ/mol1,816.70 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,616.00 kJ/mol2,744.80 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NA11,577.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA14,842.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA18,379.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA23,326.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA27,465.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA31,853.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA38,473.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA42,647.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr0.34 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.22 eV4.28 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
4813
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
4813
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6414
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
4813
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
151.00 pm143.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
144.00 pm121.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
158.00 pm184.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
112.41 amu26.98 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol10.00 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
30.00 (-eV)80.70 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
297.94 pm404.95 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.89NA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
8.65 g/cm32.70 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.00 g/cm32.38 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
62.00 MPa40.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
19.00 GPa26.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
42.00 GPa76.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa70.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.300.35
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.652.72
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NA0.00 H/m
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NA0.00
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
72.70 nΩ·m28.20 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω0.38 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
1.1.1 Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol42.50 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
2 Thermal
2.1 Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)0.90 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
2.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.02 J/mol·K24.20 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
2.3 Thermal Conductivity
96.60 W/m·K237.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
2.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
2.5 Thermal Expansion
30.80 µm/(m·K)23.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
2.6 Enthalpy
2.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
100.00 kJ/mol293.70 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
2.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
6.19 kJ/mol10.67 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
2.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
113.00 kJ/mol322.20 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
2.7 Standard Molar Entropy
51.80 J/mol.K28.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1