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Californium Technetium Comparison


Technetium Californium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cf  
Tc  

Group Number
3  
15
7  
11

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440713  
20
7440268  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions  
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  

Discovery
In 1950  
In 1937  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
900.00 °C  
99+
2,200.00 °C  
9

Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C  
99+
4,877.00 °C  
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Shiny Gray  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa  
99+
550.00 MPa  
27

Vickers Hardness
1,800.00 MPa  
7
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
16,200.00 m/s  
1

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
63.00 %  
20
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cf  
Tc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20  
19
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.36  
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.51  
31

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34

4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14

5th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28

6th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

10th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39

11th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37

12th Energy Level
60,800.00 kJ/mol  
14
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33

14th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
30
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23

15th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29

16th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
29
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24

17th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
6,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

19th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

21st Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
16
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
39
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

23rd Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
17
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.50 kJ/mol  
28

25th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

26th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

27th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

28th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

29th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

30th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr  
17
0.52 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.70 eV  
15
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
98  
20
43  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2  
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
98  
20
43  
99+

Number of Neutrons
153  
10
55  
99+

Number of Electrons
98  
20
43  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
147.00 pm  
39

Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
251.00 amu  
17
98.00 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
15.10 cm3/mol  
99+
8.50 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Berkelium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)  
39
180.00 (-eV)  
3

Lattice Constant
338.00 pm  
99+
273.50 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.60  
21

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm3  
21
11.00 g/cm3  
36

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.10 g/cm3  
22
11.00 g/cm3  
34

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
29.00 GPa  
29
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.38  
6

Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.10  
24
11.50  
37

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.20 nΩ·m  
99+
200.00 nΩ·m  
18

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
23
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35

Electron Affinity
97.00 kJ/mol  
12
53.00 kJ/mol  
23

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30

Molar Heat Capacity
26.70 J/mol·K  
33
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
50.60 W/m·K  
30

Critical Temperature
900.00 K  
99+
2,150.00 K  
16

Thermal Expansion
11.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
311.40 kJ/mol  
99+
660.00 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.10 kJ/mol  
21
23.01 kJ/mol  
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
649.00 kJ/mol  
9

Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
181.10 J/mol.K  
2

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