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Californium vs Gold

Californium
Gold
Gold vs Californium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cf  
Au  
Group Number
3  
15
11  
7
Period Number
7  
6  
Block
f block  
d block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440713  
20
7440575  
31
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3
Facts
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.
  
Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions  
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
-  
Discovery
In 1950  
Before 6000 BCE  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
27
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
26
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
21
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
21
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.
  
  • 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.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research  
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.02 p.p.m.  
35
Physical
Melting Point
900.00 °C  
99+
1,064.43 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C  
99+
2,807.00 °C  
37
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silver  
Gold  
Luster
-  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
2.50  
15
Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa  
99+
194.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
1,800.00 MPa  
7
216.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
0.47  
99+
Reflectivity
63.00 %  
20
95.00 %  
2
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Cf  
Au  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
20  
19
36  
3
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.54  
2
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.50  
18
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.42  
19
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.87  
15
Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.92  
7
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
1.46  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
6th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
7th Energy level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
8th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
9th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
10th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
11th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
12th Energy Level
60,800.00 kJ/mol  
14
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
13th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
14th Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
30
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
16th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
29
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
25
18th Energy Level
6,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
19th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
23
20th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.00 kJ/mol  
13
21st Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
16
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
22nd Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
39
890.00 kJ/mol  
11
23rd Energy Level
6,080.00 kJ/mol  
17
890.10 kJ/mol  
38
24th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
25th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.00 kJ/mol  
5
26th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
27th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
4
28th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
7
29th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
30th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr  
17
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
Electron Work Function
4.70 eV  
15
5.10 eV  
8
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
98  
20
79  
37
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
98  
20
79  
37
Number of Neutrons
153  
10
118  
24
Number of Electrons
98  
20
79  
37
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
151.00 pm  
34
Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
144.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
166.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
251.00 amu  
17
196.97 amu  
33
Atomic Volume
15.10 cm3/mol  
99+
10.20 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Berkelium
  
Platinum
  
Next Element
Einsteinium
  
Mercury
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)  
39
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
338.00 pm  
99+
407.82 pm  
24
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.61  
18
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm3  
21
19.30 g/cm3  
15
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.10 g/cm3  
22
17.31 g/cm3  
16
Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
120.00 MPa  
27
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
25
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
67.00 (Pa)  
4
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
29.00 GPa  
29
27.00 GPa  
34
Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
180.00 GPa  
9
Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
79.00 GPa  
26
Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.40  
4
Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
15.10  
24
19.32  
17
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
10
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
22
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
6.20 nΩ·m  
99+
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
23
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
Electron Affinity
97.00 kJ/mol  
12
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
Molar Heat Capacity
26.70 J/mol·K  
33
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
318.00 W/m·K  
3
Critical Temperature
900.00 K  
99+
1,337.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
11.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
311.40 kJ/mol  
99+
324.40 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
15.10 kJ/mol  
21
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
47.40 J/mol.K  
99+
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