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Calcium vs Promethium


Promethium vs Calcium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ca   
Pm   

Group Number
2   
16
Not Available   

Period Number
4   
6   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440702   
21
7440122   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
In 1808   
In 1942   

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
Not Available   

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 used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3   
4
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
170,000.00 p.p.m.   
1
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
839.00 °C   
99+
1,042.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,484.00 °C   
99+
3,000.00 °C   
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Unknown   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

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
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

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   
Pm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
19   
20
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.00   
99+
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.95   
24
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.04   
34
1.07   
32

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.08   
17
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.03   
39
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.00   
9
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
589.80 kJ/mol   
99+
540.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,145.40 kJ/mol   
99+
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
4,912.40 kJ/mol   
7
2,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
6,491.00 kJ/mol   
7
3,970.00 kJ/mol   
38

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+
1.80 g/amp-hr   
36

Electron Work Function
2.87 eV   
38
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
20   
99+
61   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s2   
[Xe] 4f5 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Calcium.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
20   
99+
61   
99+

Number of Neutrons
20   
99+
84   
40

Number of Electrons
20   
99+
61   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
197.00 pm   
6
183.00 pm   
10

Covalent Radius
176.00 pm   
22
199.00 pm   
12

Van der Waals Radius
231.00 pm   
19
236.00 pm   
16

Atomic Weight
40.08 amu   
99+
145.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
29.90 cm3/mol   
7
22.39 cm3/mol   
12

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Potassium
  
Neodymium
  

Next Element
Scandium
  
Samarium
  

Valence Electron Potential
29.00 (-eV)   
99+
44.10 (-eV)   
39

Lattice Constant
558.84 pm   
9
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Unknown   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.55 g/cm3   
99+
7.26 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.38 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
25.50 (Pa)   
3
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.40 GPa   
99+
18.00 GPa   
36

Bulk Modulus
17.00 GPa   
99+
33.00 GPa   
36

Young's Modulus
20.00 GPa   
99+
46.00 GPa   
38

Poisson Ratio
0.31   
13
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4.58   
99+
7.26   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
33.60 nΩ·m   
99+
0.75 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.30 106/cm Ω   
6
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
2.37 kJ/mol   
39
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.63 J/(kg K)   
7
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33

Molar Heat Capacity
25.93 J/mol·K   
34
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
201.00 W/m·K   
5
17.90 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
22.30 µm/(m·K)   
19
9.00 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.54 kJ/mol   
99+
7.50 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
184.00 kJ/mol   
99+
310.00 kJ/mol   
34

Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K   
36
Not Available   

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