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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ca
Rh
1.2 Group Number
29
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
45
Lithium
2 7
1.7 Block
s block
d block
1.8 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Transition Metal
1.9 CAS Number
74407027440166
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.11 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Fm_ 3m
1.12 Space Group Number
225.00225.00
Plutonium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 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.
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
3.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
William Hyde Wollaston
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1808
In 1804
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %6 * 10-8 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.4.5 Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.7.2 Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.7.5 Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.8.4 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.8.7 Abundance In Humans
1.40 %NA
Radium
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.
  • Rhodium metal is mainly used in catalytic converters for cars as it reduces nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases.
  • It is used as an industrial catalyst for nitric acid, acetic acid, hydrogenation reaction, etc.
4.1.2 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.3 Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
4.1.4 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
NA
5.1.1 Present in Human Body
5.1.2 In Blood
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium
0 1970
5.1.9 In Bone
170,000.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium
0 170000
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
839.00 °C1,966.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
6.2 Boiling Point
1,484.00 °C3,727.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
7.2 Appearance
7.2.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
7.2.2 Color
Gray
Silvery White
7.2.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
7.3 Hardness
7.3.1 Mohs Hardness
1.756.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
8.2.1 Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa980.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
8.6.2 Vickers Hardness
NA1,100.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
8.9 Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s4,700.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
8.10 Optical Properties
8.10.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
8.10.4 Reflectivity
NA84.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
8.11 Allotropes
8.11.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.11.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.11.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
9 Chemical
9.1 Chemical Formula
Ca
Rh
9.2 Isotopes
9.2.1 Known Isotopes
1916
Tennessine
0 38
9.4 Electronegativity
9.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.002.28
Francium
0.7 2.54
9.5.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
0.95NA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
9.5.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.041.45
Cesium
0.86 1.82
9.5.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.08NA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
9.5.6 Allen Electronegativity
1.031.56
Cesium
0.659 2.7
9.7 Electropositivity
9.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.001.72
Gold
1.46 3.3
9.8 Ionization Energies
9.8.1 1st Energy Level
589.80 kJ/mol719.70 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
9.8.2 2nd Energy Level
1,145.40 kJ/mol1,740.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
9.9.1 3rd Energy Level
4,912.40 kJ/mol2,997.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
9.9.2 4th Energy Level
6,491.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
9.9.3 5th Energy Level
8,153.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
9.11.1 6th Energy Level
10,496.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
9.12.1 7th Energy level
12,270.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
9.12.2 8th Energy Level
14,206.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
9.12.3 9th Energy Level
18,191.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
14110 134700
9.14.1 10th Energy Level
20,385.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium
17100 144300
10.1.2 11th Energy Level
57,110.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
19900 169988
10.1.3 12th Energy Level
63,410.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
10.1.5 13th Energy Level
70,110.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
10.1.6 14th Energy Level
78,890.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
10.2.1 15th Energy Level
86,310.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese
41987 97510
10.4.2 16th Energy Level
94,000.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
47206 109480
10.4.3 17th Energy Level
104,900.00 kJ/molNA
Cobalt
52737 122200
10.4.5 18th Energy Level
111,711.00 kJ/molNA
Nickel
58570 134810
10.5.2 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
10.5.3 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
10.5.5 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
10.5.6 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
10.5.8 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
10.5.9 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
10.6.1 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
10.6.2 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
11.1.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
11.1.5 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
11.1.6 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
11.1.8 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
11.3 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.75 g/amp-hr1.28 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
11.4 Electron Work Function
2.87 eV4.98 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
11.5 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
12 Atomic
12.1 Atomic Number
2045
Lithium
3 117
13.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 4s2
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
13.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
13.3.1 Crystal Lattice
13.4 Atom
13.4.1 Number of Protons
2045
Lithium
3 117
13.5.1 Number of Neutrons
2058
Lithium
4 184
13.6.1 Number of Electrons
2045
Lithium
3 117
13.8 Radius of an Atom
13.8.1 Atomic Radius
197.00 pm134.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
13.8.2 Covalent Radius
176.00 pm142.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
13.9.1 Van der Waals Radius
231.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
13.11 Atomic Weight
40.08 amu102.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
13.12 Atomic Volume
29.90 cm3/mol8.30 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
13.13 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
13.13.1 Previous Element
13.13.2 Next Element
13.14 Valence Electron Potential
29.00 (-eV)64.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
13.15 Lattice Constant
558.84 pm380.34 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
13.17 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
13.18 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
14 Mechanical
14.1 Density
14.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
1.55 g/cm312.41 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
14.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.38 g/cm310.70 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
14.2 Tensile Strength
NA951.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
14.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
14.4 Vapor Pressure
14.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
25.50 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
14.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.02 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
14.5 Elasticity properties
14.5.1 Shear Modulus
7.40 GPa150.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
14.5.2 Bulk Modulus
17.00 GPa275.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
14.5.3 Young's Modulus
20.00 GPa380.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
14.6 Poisson Ratio
0.310.26
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
14.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Malleable
15 Magnetic
15.1 Magnetic Characteristics
15.1.1 Specific Gravity
4.5812.41
Lithium
0.53 4500
15.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
15.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
15.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
15.2 Electrical Properties
15.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
15.2.2 Resistivity
33.60 nΩ·m43.30 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
15.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.30 106/cm Ω0.21 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
15.2.4 Electron Affinity
2.37 kJ/mol109.70 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
16 Thermal
16.1 Specific Heat
0.63 J/(kg K)0.24 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
16.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.93 J/mol·K24.98 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
16.3 Thermal Conductivity
201.00 W/m·K150.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
16.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
16.5 Thermal Expansion
22.30 µm/(m·K)8.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
16.6 Enthalpy
16.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol495.40 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
16.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
8.54 kJ/mol21.76 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
16.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
184.00 kJ/mol556.50 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
16.7 Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K31.50 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1