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Cadmium vs Roentgenium


Roentgenium vs Cadmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cd  
Rg  

Group Number
12  
6
11  
7

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
-  

CAS Number
7440439  
99+
54386242  
1

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

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.
  
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

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

Discovery
In 1817  
In 1994  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
21
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
31
-  

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 Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

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+
2,800.00 °C  
38

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.00  
17
-  

Brinell Hardness
203.00 MPa  
99+
700.00 MPa  
17

Vickers Hardness
90.00 MPa  
99+
450.00 MPa  
38

Speed of Sound
2,310.00 m/s  
99+
3,430.00 m/s  
32

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.71  
26
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
64.00 %  
19

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cd  
Rg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.69  
18
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46  
16
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.53  
25
0.90  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.52  
30
0.80  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.31  
37
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol  
11
1,022.70 kJ/mol  
3

2nd Energy Level
1,631.40 kJ/mol  
33
2,074.40 kJ/mol  
10

3rd Energy Level
3,616.00 kJ/mol  
13
3,077.90 kJ/mol  
24

4th Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol  
99+
4,052.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,306.70 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
28
11,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

7th Energy level
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

11th Energy Level
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
24

12th Energy Level
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
3
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
17
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16

14th Energy Level
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
15
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
16

15th Energy Level
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

16th Energy Level
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
83,000.00 kJ/mol  
11

17th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
28
830.80 kJ/mol  
30

18th Energy Level
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
17
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
19

19th Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol  
26
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
865.00 kJ/mol  
16
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

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

23rd Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
40
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

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

25th Energy Level
864.00 kJ/mol  
8
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
8
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
8
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
11
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

29th Energy Level
864.90 kJ/mol  
12
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
864.00 kJ/mol  
8
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr  
31
3.10 g/amp-hr  
18

Electron Work Function
4.22 eV  
29
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
48  
99+
111  
7

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cadmium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
48  
99+
111  
7

Number of Neutrons
64  
99+
161  
4

Number of Electrons
48  
99+
111  
7

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
200.00 pm  
7

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
126.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
158.00 pm  
99+
280.00 pm  
6

Atomic Weight
112.41 amu  
99+
281.00 amu  
6

Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol  
99+
28.70 cm3/mol  
12

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Silver
  

Next Element
Indium
  

Valence Electron Potential
30.00 (-eV)  
99+
11.90 (-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
1.90  
1

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.65 g/cm3  
99+
28.70 g/cm3  
6

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.00 g/cm3  
99+
28.70 g/cm3  
7

Tensile Strength
62.00 MPa  
34
65.00 MPa  
33

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
19.00 GPa  
99+
26.00 GPa  
36

Bulk Modulus
42.00 GPa  
34
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
12.70 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.65  
99+
28.70  
8

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

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
0.20 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
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
26.02 J/mol·K  
40
23.70 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
594.00 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
30.80 µm/(m·K)  
10
12.60 µm/(m·K)  
40

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
12

Enthalpy of Fusion
6.19 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
14

Standard Molar Entropy
51.80 J/mol.K  
38
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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