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Calcium
Mercury
Mercury vs Calcium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Ca   
Hg   
Group Number
2   
16
12   
6
Period Number
4   
6   
Block
s block   
d block   
Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7440702   
21
7439976   
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
R_ 3m   
Space Group Number
225.00   
2
166.00   
6
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.
  
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
Discovery
In 1808   
Before 2000 BCE   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %   
3
Not Available   
Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %   
4
~-9999 %   
Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %   
4
Not Available   
Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %   
3
0.05 %   
9
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
5
Not Available   
Abundance In Humans
1.40 %   
1
Not Available   
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.
  
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Dentistry   
Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   
In Blood
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3   
4
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
In Bone
170,000.00 p.p.m.   
1
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
Physical Properties
Melting Point
839.00 °C   
99+
Not Available   
Boiling Point
1,484.00 °C   
99+
356.58 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Liquid   
Color
Gray   
Silver   
Luster
NA   
NA   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
1.75   
17
Not Available   
Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa   
99+
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s   
19
1,451.40 m/s   
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.00   
3
Reflectivity
Not Available   
73.00 %   
8
Allotropes
No   
No   
α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Ca   
Hg   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
19   
20
34   
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.00   
99+
2.00   
7
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.95   
24
2.20   
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.04   
34
1.44   
17
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.08   
17
1.81   
9
Allen Electronegativity
1.03   
39
1.44   
30
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.00   
9
2.00   
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
589.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4
2nd Energy Level
1,145.40 kJ/mol   
99+
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20
3rd Energy Level
4,912.40 kJ/mol   
7
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
4th Energy Level
6,491.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   
5th Energy Level
8,153.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   
6th Energy Level
10,496.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   
7th Energy level
12,270.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   
8th Energy Level
14,206.00 kJ/mol   
15
Not Available   
9th Energy Level
18,191.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   
10th Energy Level
20,385.00 kJ/mol   
16
Not Available   
11th Energy Level
57,110.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   
12th Energy Level
63,410.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   
13th Energy Level
70,110.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   
14th Energy Level
78,890.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   
15th Energy Level
86,310.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   
16th Energy Level
94,000.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   
17th Energy Level
104,900.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   
18th Energy Level
111,711.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.75 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
Electron Work Function
2.87 eV   
38
4.49 eV   
15
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
20   
99+
80   
36
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Calcium.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
20   
99+
80   
36
Number of Neutrons
20   
99+
121   
22
Number of Electrons
20   
99+
80   
36
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
197.00 pm   
6
151.00 pm   
32
Covalent Radius
176.00 pm   
22
132.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
231.00 pm   
19
155.00 pm   
99+
Atomic Weight
40.08 amu   
99+
200.59 amu   
32
Atomic Volume
29.90 cm3/mol   
7
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Potassium
  
Gold
  
Next Element
Scandium
  
Thallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
29.00 (-eV)   
99+
28.20 (-eV)   
99+
Lattice Constant
558.84 pm   
9
300.50 pm   
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.55 g/cm3   
99+
13.53 g/cm3   
24
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.38 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
0.00   
1
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
25.50 (Pa)   
3
Not Available   
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
7.40 GPa   
99+
Not Available   
Bulk Modulus
17.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   
Young's Modulus
20.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   
Poisson Ratio
0.31   
13
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
4.58   
99+
13.53   
16
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Diamagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
33.60 nΩ·m   
99+
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
Electrical Conductivity
0.30 106/cm Ω   
6
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Electron Affinity
2.37 kJ/mol   
39
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.63 J/(kg K)   
7
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
Molar Heat Capacity
25.93 J/mol·K   
34
27.98 J/mol·K   
13
Thermal Conductivity
201.00 W/m·K   
5
8.30 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
1,750.00 K   
6
Thermal Expansion
22.30 µm/(m·K)   
19
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol   
99+
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
8.54 kJ/mol   
99+
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
184.00 kJ/mol   
99+
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K   
36
75.80 J/mol.K   
6
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