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Cadmium vs Meitnerium


Meitnerium vs Cadmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cd  
Mt  

Group Number
12  
6
9  
9

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7440439  
99+
54038016  
10

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

Facts

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.
  
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1817  
In 1982  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
21
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
28
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
12
-  

Uses

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
24
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
1.80 p.p.m.  
16
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
320.90 °C  
99+
-  

Boiling Point
765.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.00  
17
-  

Brinell Hardness
203.00 MPa  
99+
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
90.00 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,310.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.71  
26
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cd  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.69  
18
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46  
16
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.53  
25
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.52  
30
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.31  
37
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol  
11
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
1,631.40 kJ/mol  
33
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
3,616.00 kJ/mol  
13
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
28
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

7th Energy level
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

8th Energy Level
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

9th Energy Level
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

10th Energy Level
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
3
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
17
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

14th Energy Level
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
15
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17

16th Energy Level
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

17th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
28
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20

18th Energy Level
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
17
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

19th Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol  
26
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17

20th Energy Level
865.00 kJ/mol  
16
850.00 kJ/mol  
18

21st Energy Level
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
10
800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
864.00 kJ/mol  
14
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
40
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

24th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
10
565.60 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
864.00 kJ/mol  
8
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

26th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
8
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

27th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
8
800.00 kJ/mol  
12

28th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
11
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
12
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

30th Energy Level
864.00 kJ/mol  
8
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr  
31
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.22 eV  
29
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
48  
99+
109  
9

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cadmium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
48  
99+
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
64  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
48  
99+
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
158.00 pm  
99+
260.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
112.41 amu  
99+
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol  
99+
20.20 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Silver
  
Hassium
  

Next Element
Indium
  

Valence Electron Potential
30.00 (-eV)  
99+
31.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
297.94 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.89  
2
1.59  
27

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.65 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.00 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Tensile Strength
62.00 MPa  
34
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
13
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
19.00 GPa  
99+
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
42.00 GPa  
34
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
13.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.65  
99+
37.40  
4

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
-  

Resistivity
72.70 nΩ·m  
36
0.35 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
17
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
26
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.02 J/mol·K  
40
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
96.60 W/m·K  
16
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

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

Thermal Expansion
30.80 µm/(m·K)  
10
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
6.19 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+
350.20 kJ/mol  
37

Standard Molar Entropy
51.80 J/mol.K  
38
63.80 J/mol.K  
22

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