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Calcium Bohrium Comparison


Bohrium Calcium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ca  
Bh  

Group Number
2  
16
7  
11

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440702  
21
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
276.00  
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1808  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.01 %  
4
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Sun
0.01 %  
4
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %  
4
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %  
3
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
5
-  

Abundance In Humans
1.40 %  
1
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
  • Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3  
4
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
170,000.00 p.p.m.  
1
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
839.00 °C  
99+
-  

Boiling Point
1,484.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.75  
18
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa  
99+
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
170.00 MPa  
99+
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.54  
35
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ca  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
19  
20
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.00  
99+
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.95  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.04  
35
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.08  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.03  
99+
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.00  
9
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,145.40 kJ/mol  
99+
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
4,912.40 kJ/mol  
7
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
6,491.00 kJ/mol  
15
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,153.00 kJ/mol  
11
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
10,496.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
12,270.00 kJ/mol  
12
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
14,206.00 kJ/mol  
15
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
18,191.00 kJ/mol  
12
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
20,385.00 kJ/mol  
16
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
57,110.00 kJ/mol  
3
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
63,410.00 kJ/mol  
9
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
70,110.00 kJ/mol  
3
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
78,890.00 kJ/mol  
4
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
86,310.00 kJ/mol  
11
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
94,000.00 kJ/mol  
6
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

17th Energy Level
104,900.00 kJ/mol  
7
820.00 kJ/mol  
31

18th Energy Level
111,711.00 kJ/mol  
8
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

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

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

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

22nd Energy Level
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electron Work Function
2.87 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
20  
99+
107  
11

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

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Calcium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
20  
99+
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
20  
99+
155  
9

Number of Electrons
20  
99+
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
197.00 pm  
8
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
176.00 pm  
24
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
231.00 pm  
23
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
40.08 amu  
99+
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
29.90 cm3/mol  
10
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Potassium
  

Next Element
Scandium
  
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
29.00 (-eV)  
99+
27.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
558.84 pm  
10
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.55  
99+
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.55 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.38 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
20.00 MPa  
99+
152.00 MPa  
24

Viscosity
0.00  
6
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
25.50 (Pa)  
3
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.40 GPa  
99+
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
17.00 GPa  
99+
37.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4.58  
99+
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
33.60 nΩ·m  
99+
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.30 106/cm Ω  
6
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
2.37 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.63 J/(kg K)  
7
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

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

Thermal Conductivity
201.00 W/m·K  
5
37.00 W/m·K  
36

Critical Temperature
1,115.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
22.30 µm/(m·K)  
20
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.54 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
184.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

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

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