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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cf
Y
1.2 Group Number
NA3
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
2.2 Period Number
75
Lithium Metal
2 7
2.3 Block
f block
d block
2.4 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
2.5 CAS Number
74407137440655
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
2.6 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
2.7 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
3.3 Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
3.4 History
3.4.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Johan Gadolin
3.4.2 Discovery
In 1950
In 1794
3.5 Abundance
3.5.1 Abundance In Universe
NA7 * 10-7 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
3.6.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
3.6.4 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
3.7.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.7.4 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
3.7.5 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
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.
  • Yttrium metal is used in different alloys, as it increases the strength of aluminum Magnesium alloy. It is used for radar microwave filter.
  • It is also used as a catalyst in ethene polymerisation.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Alloys
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 Metal
0 1970
4.3.1 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.07 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
900.00 °C1,523.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
6.2 Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C3,337.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
6.3 Appearance
6.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.3.2 Color
Silver
Silvery White
6.3.3 Luster
NA
NA
6.4 Hardness
6.4.1 Mohs Hardness
3.00NA
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
6.5.3 Brinell Hardness
NA589.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
6.5.5 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
6.6 Speed of Sound
NA3,300.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
7.2 Optical Properties
7.2.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
7.3.1 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
7.4 Allotropes
7.4.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.4.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.4.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Cf
Y
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
2019
Tennessine Metal
0 38
8.4 Electronegativity
8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.22
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
8.5.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.65
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
8.6.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.11
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
8.7.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
8.7.3 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.12
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
8.8 Electropositivity
8.8.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.78
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
8.9 Ionization Energies
8.9.1 1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol600.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
8.10.1 2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol1,180.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
8.10.2 3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/mol1,980.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
8.10.3 4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/mol5,847.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
8.10.4 5th Energy Level
NA7,430.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
8.10.5 6th Energy Level
NA8,970.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
8.10.6 7th Energy level
NA11,190.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
8.10.7 8th Energy Level
NA12,450.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
8.10.8 9th Energy Level
NA14,110.00 kJ/mol
Sodium
14110 134700
8.10.9 10th Energy Level
NA18,400.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
8.10.10 11th Energy Level
NA19,900.00 kJ/mol
Copper
19900 169988
8.10.11 12th Energy Level
NA36,090.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
8.10.12 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
8.10.13 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
8.10.14 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
8.10.15 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
8.10.16 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
8.10.17 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
8.10.18 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
8.10.19 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
8.10.20 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
8.10.21 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
8.10.22 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
8.10.23 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
8.10.24 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
8.10.25 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
8.10.26 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
8.10.27 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
8.10.28 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
8.10.29 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
8.11 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr1.11 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
8.12 Electron Work Function
NA3.10 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
8.13 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
9839
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
[Kr] 4d1 5s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
9839
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15350
Lithium Metal
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
9839
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
186.00 pm180.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
NA190.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA200.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
251.00 amu88.91 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
NA19.80 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)48.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
338.00 pm364.74 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.57
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm34.47 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA4.24 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA4.27 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA25.60 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA41.20 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA63.50 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.24
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile
Ductile
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
15.104.47
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
NA596.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA29.60 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
NA0.30 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA26.53 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA17.20 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
NA10.60 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA393.00 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA17.15 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA418.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA44.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1