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Californium vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Californium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cf  
Bh  

Group Number
3  
15
7  
11

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440713  
20
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
276.00  
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1950  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
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+
-  

Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa  
99+
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,800.00 MPa  
7
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
63.00 %  
20
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cf  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20  
19
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
60,800.00 kJ/mol  
14
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
30
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
29
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

17th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
31

18th Energy Level
6,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

19th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.80 kJ/mol  
28

20th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
21

21st Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
16
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11

22nd Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
39
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

23rd Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
17
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8

24th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
12

25th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

26th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

27th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
9

28th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
15

29th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
14

30th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr  
17
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.70 eV  
15
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
98  
20
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
98  
20
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
153  
10
155  
9

Number of Electrons
98  
20
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
251.00 amu  
17
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
15.10 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Berkelium
  

Next Element
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)  
39
27.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
338.00 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm3  
21
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.10 g/cm3  
22
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
152.00 MPa  
24

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
29.00 GPa  
29
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
37.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.10  
24
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
6.20 nΩ·m  
99+
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
23
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
97.00 kJ/mol  
12
-  

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
26.70 J/mol·K  
33
37.10 J/mol·K  
2

Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
37.00 W/m·K  
36

Critical Temperature
900.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
311.40 kJ/mol  
99+
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.10 kJ/mol  
21
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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