Calcium

Actinium

Calcium vs Actinium

Calcium

Actinium

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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

1.2 Group Number

2NA

0 17

1.3 Period Number

2 7

1.5 Block

s block

f block

1.6 Element Family

Alkaline Earth

Actinide

1.7 CAS Number

74407027440348

7429905 54386242

1.9 Space Group Name

Fm_ 3m

1.10 Space Group Number

225.00225.00

11 229

2 Facts

2.1 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.

Not Available

2.2 Sources

Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals

Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Humphry Davy

Friedrich Oskar Giesel

2.4.1 Discovery

In 1808

In 1902

2.5 Abundance

2.5.1 Abundance In Universe

7 * 10^-3 %NA

5E-09 0.11

3.2.2 Abundance In Sun

~0.007 %~-9999 %

1E-08 0.1

3.3.2 Abundance In Meteorites

1.10 %NA

1.7E-07 22

3.3.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

5.00 %NA

9.9E-12 8.1

3.3.6 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %NA

2E-23 1.1

3.3.8 Abundance In Humans

1.40 %NA

1E-13 1.4

4 Uses

4.1 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.

Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.

4.1.1 Industrial Uses

Chemical Industry

4.1.2 Medical Uses

Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry

4.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys

Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes

4.2 Biological Properties

4.2.1 Toxicity

Non Toxic

Toxic

4.2.2 Present in Human Body

✔ ✘

4.2.3 In Blood

60.50 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0 1970

4.3.2 In Bone

170,000.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.

0 170000

5 Physical

5.1 Melting Point

839.00 °C1,227.00 °C

27 3410

5.3 Boiling Point

1,484.00 °C3,200.00 °C

147 5660

5.4 Appearance

5.4.1 Physical State

Solid

5.4.2 Color

Gray

Silvery White

5.4.3 Luster

5.5 Hardness

5.5.1 Mohs Hardness

1.75NA

0.2 8.5

5.5.3 Brinell Hardness

170.00 MPaNA

0.14 3490

5.5.6 Vickers Hardness

NANA

121 3430

5.6 Speed of Sound

3,810.00 m/sNA

818 16200

5.7 Optical Properties

5.7.1 Refractive Index

NANA

1.000933 1.7229

5.7.2 Reflectivity

NANA

58 97

5.8 Allotropes

✔ ✘

5.8.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

5.8.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

5.8.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

6 Chemical

6.1 Chemical Formula

6.2 Isotopes

6.2.1 Known Isotopes

1929

0 38

6.3 Electronegativity

6.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity

1.001.10

0.7 2.54

6.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity

0.95NA

0.22 2.56

6.3.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

1.041.00

0.86 1.82

6.3.7 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

1.08NA

0.62 2.48

6.3.9 Allen Electronegativity

1.03NA

0.659 2.7

6.4 Electropositivity

6.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

3.002.90

1.46 3.3

6.5 Ionization Energies

6.5.1 1st Energy Level

589.80 kJ/mol499.00 kJ/mol

375.7 26130

6.5.3 2nd Energy Level

1,145.40 kJ/mol1,170.00 kJ/mol

710.2162 28750

6.5.5 3rd Energy Level

4,912.40 kJ/mol1,900.00 kJ/mol

1600 34230

6.5.8 4th Energy Level

6,491.00 kJ/mol4,700.00 kJ/mol

2780 37066

6.5.11 5th Energy Level

8,153.00 kJ/molNA

4305.2 97510

6.5.14 6th Energy Level

10,496.00 kJ/molNA

5715.8 105800

6.5.16 7th Energy level

12,270.00 kJ/molNA

7226.8 114300

6.5.18 8th Energy Level

14,206.00 kJ/molNA

8857.4 125300

6.5.20 9th Energy Level

18,191.00 kJ/molNA

14110 134700

6.5.22 10th Energy Level

20,385.00 kJ/molNA

17100 144300

6.6.1 11th Energy Level

57,110.00 kJ/molNA

19900 169988

6.6.2 12th Energy Level

63,410.00 kJ/molNA

22219 189368

7.1.1 13th Energy Level

70,110.00 kJ/molNA

26930 76015

7.1.2 14th Energy Level

78,890.00 kJ/molNA

29196 86450

7.4.2 15th Energy Level

86,310.00 kJ/molNA

41987 97510

7.4.4 16th Energy Level

94,000.00 kJ/molNA

47206 109480

7.4.6 17th Energy Level

104,900.00 kJ/molNA

52737 122200

7.4.7 18th Energy Level

111,711.00 kJ/molNA

58570 134810

7.5.2 19th Energy Level

NANA

64702 148700

7.5.4 20th Energy Level

NANA

80400 171200

7.5.6 21st Energy Level

NANA

87000 179100

7.6.1 22nd Energy Level

NANA

93400 184900

7.6.2 23rd Energy Level

NANA

98420 198800

7.7.1 24th Energy Level

NANA

104400 195200

7.7.2 25th Energy Level

NANA

121900 121900

7.9.1 26th Energy Level

NANA

127700 127700

7.9.2 27th Energy Level

NANA

133800 133800

7.10.1 28th Energy Level

NANA

139800 139800

7.12.1 29th Energy Level

NANA

148100 148100

8.1.2 30th Energy Level

NANA

154500 154500

8.2 Electrochemical Equivalent

0.75 g/amp-hr2.82 g/amp-hr

0.16812 8.3209

8.3 Electron Work Function

2.87 eVNA

2.14 5.65

8.5 Other Chemical Properties

Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility

Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility

9 Atomic

9.1 Atomic Number

2089

3 117

9.4 Electron Configuration

[Ar] 4s²

[Rn] 6d¹ 7s²

9.5 Crystal Structure

Face Centered Cubic (FCC)

9.5.1 Crystal Lattice

9.6 Atom

9.6.1 Number of Protons

2089

3 117

9.6.3 Number of Neutrons

20138

4 184

9.7.2 Number of Electrons

2089

3 117

9.8 Radius of an Atom

9.8.1 Atomic Radius

197.00 pm195.00 pm

112 265

9.8.3 Covalent Radius

176.00 pmNA

96 260

9.8.4 Van der Waals Radius

231.00 pmNA

139 348

9.10 Atomic Weight

40.08 amu227.00 amu

6.94 294

10.2 Atomic Volume

29.90 cm3/mol22.54 cm3/mol

1.39 71.07

10.3 Adjacent Atomic Numbers

10.3.1 Previous Element

10.3.2 Next Element

10.4 Valence Electron Potential

29.00 (-eV)38.60 (-eV)

8 392.42

10.6 Lattice Constant

558.84 pm567.00 pm

228.58 891.25

10.7 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, π/2

10.8 Lattice C/A Ratio

NANA

1.567 1.886

11 Mechanical

11.1 Density

11.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

1.55 g/cm³10.00 g/cm³

0.534 40.7

12.1.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

1.38 g/cm3NA

0.512 20

12.3 Tensile Strength

NANA

2.5 11000

12.4 Viscosity

NANA

0.001526 0.001526

12.6 Vapor Pressure

12.6.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

25.50 (Pa)NA

2.47E-11 121

12.7.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

NANA

2.62E-10 774

12.9 Elasticity properties

12.9.1 Shear Modulus

7.40 GPaNA

1.3 222

12.10.2 Bulk Modulus

17.00 GPaNA

1.6 462

12.10.4 Young's Modulus

20.00 GPaNA

1.7 528

12.11 Poisson Ratio

0.31NA

0.032 0.47

12.12 Other Mechanical Properties

13 Magnetic

13.1 Magnetic Characteristics

13.1.1 Specific Gravity

4.5810.07

0.53 4500

13.1.2 Magnetic Ordering

Diamagnetic

Paramagnetic

13.1.3 Permeability

NANA

1.25643E-06 0.0063

13.1.4 Susceptibility

NANA

-0.000166 200000

13.2 Electrical Properties

13.2.1 Electrical Property

Conductor

Unknown

13.2.2 Resistivity

33.60 nΩ·mNA

0.18 961

13.2.3 Electrical Conductivity

0.30 10⁶/cm ΩNA

0.00666 0.63

13.2.4 Electron Affinity

2.37 kJ/molNA

0 222.8

14 Thermal

14.1 Specific Heat

0.63 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)

0.11 3.6

14.2 Molar Heat Capacity

25.93 J/mol·K27.20 J/mol·K

16.443 62.7

14.3 Thermal Conductivity

201.00 W/m·K12.00 W/m·K

6.3 429

14.4 Critical Temperature

NANA

26.3 3223

14.5 Thermal Expansion

22.30 µm/(m·K)NA

4.5 97

14.6 Enthalpy

14.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

150.00 kJ/molNA

7.32 799.1

14.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion

8.54 kJ/molNA

2.1 35.23

14.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization

184.00 kJ/mol301.00 kJ/mol

61.5 837

14.7 Standard Molar Entropy

41.60 J/mol.K56.50 J/mol.K

9.5 198.1

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