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Californium vs Protactinium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cf
Pa
1.2 Group Number
NANA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.5 Period Number
77
Lithium
2 7
1.7 Block
f block
f block
1.8 Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
1.9 CAS Number
74407137440133
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.12 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
I4/mmm
1.13 Space Group Number
194.00139.00
Plutonium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
3.2 Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
William Crookes
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1950
In 1900
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NANA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.4.5 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.4.8 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.6.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.9.2 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Tin
2E-23 1.1
3.9.4 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 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.
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
NA
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
NA
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.4.2 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
900.00 °C1,568.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
6.2 Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C4,027.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
6.6 Appearance
6.6.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.6.2 Color
Silver
Silver
6.6.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
6.7 Hardness
6.7.1 Mohs Hardness
3.00NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
6.8.1 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.14 3490
7.1.2 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
7.2 Speed of Sound
NANA
Thallium
818 16200
7.4 Optical Properties
7.4.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
7.4.4 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
7.5 Allotropes
7.5.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.5.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.5.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Cf
Pa
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
2027
Tennessine
0 38
8.4 Electronegativity
8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.50
Francium
0.7 2.54
8.4.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
8.5.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.14
Cesium
0.86 1.82
8.5.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
8.6.2 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.7 Electropositivity
8.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.50
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.10 Ionization Energies
8.10.1 1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol568.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.10.2 2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol1,128.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.10.5 3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/mol1,814.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
9.2.1 4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/mol2,991.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
9.2.3 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
9.3.1 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
9.5.1 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
10.1.3 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
10.2.2 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
10.4.1 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
11.2.1 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
11.7.1 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
11.9.3 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
11.9.7 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
11.11.3 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
11.12.1 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
11.13.1 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
11.16.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
11.18.1 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
12.1.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
13.1.2 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
13.1.6 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
13.2.1 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
13.4.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
13.5.2 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
13.5.5 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
13.6.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
13.6.5 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
13.6.7 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
14.1.1 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
14.3 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr1.72 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
15.3 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
15.6 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
16 Atomic
16.1 Atomic Number
9891
Lithium
3 117
16.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2
16.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Tetragonal (TETR)
16.3.1 Crystal Lattice
16.4 Atom
16.4.1 Number of Protons
9891
Lithium
3 117
16.5.1 Number of Neutrons
153122
Lithium
4 184
16.6.1 Number of Electrons
9891
Lithium
3 117
17.2 Radius of an Atom
17.2.1 Atomic Radius
186.00 pm163.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
17.2.2 Covalent Radius
NA200.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
17.4.2 Van der Waals Radius
NA243.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
17.6 Atomic Weight
251.00 amu231.04 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
17.8 Atomic Volume
NA15.00 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
17.10 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
17.10.1 Previous Element
17.10.2 Next Element
17.11 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)92.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
17.12 Lattice Constant
338.00 pm392.50 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
17.14 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
17.15 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
18 Mechanical
18.1 Density
18.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm315.37 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
18.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NANA
Lithium
0.512 20
18.3 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
18.5 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
18.6 Vapor Pressure
18.6.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
18.6.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
18.7 Elasticity properties
18.7.1 Shear Modulus
NANA
Potassium
1.3 222
18.7.2 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.6 462
18.7.3 Young's Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.7 528
18.8 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
18.9 Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile
Unknown
19 Magnetic
19.1 Magnetic Characteristics
19.1.1 Specific Gravity
15.1015.37
Lithium
0.53 4500
19.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
19.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
19.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
19.2 Electrical Properties
19.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
19.2.2 Resistivity
NA177.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
19.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.05 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
19.2.4 Electron Affinity
NANA
Mercury
0 222.8
20 Thermal
20.1 Specific Heat
NA0.12 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
20.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NANA
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
20.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA47.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
20.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
20.5 Thermal Expansion
NA9.90 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
20.6 Enthalpy
20.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NANA
Zinc
7.32 799.1
20.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA12.34 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
20.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NANA
Mercury
61.5 837
20.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA198.10 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1