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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cf
Au
1.2 Group Number
NA11
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74407137440575
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
2.2 Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1950
Before 6000 BCE
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA6 * 10-8 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.4 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Palladium
1.7E-07 22
2.4.7 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.8 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.9 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.5 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.02 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
900.00 °C1,064.43 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C2,807.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Gold
4.3.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
3.002.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.4 Brinell Hardness
NA194.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.6 Vickers Hardness
NA216.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA2,030.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.3 Reflectivity
NA95.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Cf
Au
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2036
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.302.54
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.6 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.42
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.8 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.87
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.11 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.92
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.701.46
Palladium
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol890.10 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.4 2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol1,980.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.6 3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.8 4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.6.1 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.7.1 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
6.1.1 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
6.1.2 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
6.4.2 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
6.4.3 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
6.4.5 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
6.4.6 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
6.4.8 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
6.4.9 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
6.4.10 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
6.5.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
6.5.3 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
6.5.5 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
6.5.6 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
6.5.8 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
6.5.9 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
6.6.1 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
6.6.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
6.7.1 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
6.10.1 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
6.12.1 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
7.1.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
7.1.4 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
7.3.1 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
7.4.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
7.5 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr2.45 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
7.7 Electron Work Function
NA5.10 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
7.8 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
8 Atomic
8.1 Atomic Number
9879
Lithium Metal
3 117
8.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
8.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
8.3.1 Crystal Lattice
8.4 Atom
8.4.1 Number of Protons
9879
Lithium Metal
3 117
1.2.1 Number of Neutrons
153118
Lithium Metal
4 184
1.2.2 Number of Electrons
9879
Lithium Metal
3 117
1.5 Radius of an Atom
1.5.1 Atomic Radius
186.00 pm151.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
2.1.2 Covalent Radius
NA144.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
2.4.1 Van der Waals Radius
NA166.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
2.7 Atomic Weight
251.00 amu196.97 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
2.8 Atomic Volume
NA10.20 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
3.6 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
3.6.1 Previous Element
3.6.2 Next Element
3.7 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)43.40 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
3.8 Lattice Constant
338.00 pm407.82 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
3.9 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
3.10 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.61
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
4 Mechanical
4.1 Density
4.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm319.30 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
4.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA17.31 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
4.2 Tensile Strength
NA120.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
4.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
6.2 Vapor Pressure
6.2.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
6.2.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA67.00 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.2 Elasticity properties
7.2.1 Shear Modulus
NA27.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.4.1 Bulk Modulus
NA180.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.1 Young's Modulus
NA79.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.8 Poisson Ratio
NA0.40
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.10 Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
15.1019.32
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.2.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.3 Electrical Properties
8.3.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
8.3.2 Resistivity
NA2.20 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.5.2 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.45 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.6.2 Electron Affinity
NA222.80 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
NA0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
10.3 Molar Heat Capacity
NA25.42 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
10.5 Thermal Conductivity
NA318.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
10.7 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
10.8 Thermal Expansion
NA14.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
10.9 Enthalpy
10.9.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA324.40 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
10.9.3 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA12.55 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
10.9.5 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA364.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
10.11 Standard Molar Entropy
NA47.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1