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Cerium Osmium Comparison


Osmium Cerium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ce  
Os  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440451  
99+
7440042  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
18
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
33
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is used to include flints for cigarette lighters.
  • Its compound Cerium (Ill) Oxide is used as a catalyst; it is put inside the walls of the oven as it prevents from the buildup of cooking residues.
  
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Moderately Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
30
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
2.70 p.p.m.  
14
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
795.00 °C  
99+
3,045.00 °C  
3

Boiling Point
3,257.00 °C  
24
5,027.00 °C  
6

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
186.00 MPa  
99+
3,490.00 MPa  
1

Vickers Hardness
210.00 MPa  
99+
3,920.00 MPa  
1

Speed of Sound
2,100.00 m/s  
99+
4,940.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.20  
9
2.07  
12

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ce  
Os  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30  
9
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.12  
99+
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.12  
37
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.08  
32
1.52  
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.12  
99+
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.12  
99+
1.65  
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.88  
11
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
534.40 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
12

2nd Energy Level
1,050.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,949.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,325.00 kJ/mol  
37
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

6th Energy Level
7,490.00 kJ/mol  
38
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

7th Energy level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

8th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

9th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

11th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23

12th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

14th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
53,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12

16th Energy Level
53,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
534.40 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
29

18th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

19th Energy Level
534.40 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
27

20th Energy Level
534.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
19

21st Energy Level
5,346.00 kJ/mol  
24
840.00 kJ/mol  
39

22nd Energy Level
594.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
15

23rd Energy Level
5,346.00 kJ/mol  
26
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
11

25th Energy Level
534.40 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

26th Energy Level
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

27th Energy Level
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+
713.30 kJ/mol  
24

28th Energy Level
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+
840.10 kJ/mol  
13

29th Energy Level
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
13

30th Energy Level
594.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.74 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.77 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.84 eV  
99+
4.83 eV  
13

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
58  
99+
76  
40

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
58  
99+
76  
39

Number of Neutrons
82  
99+
114  
26

Number of Electrons
58  
99+
76  
39

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
181.80 pm  
14
133.80 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
204.00 pm  
8
128.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
235.00 pm  
21
216.00 pm  
30

Atomic Weight
140.12 amu  
99+
190.23 amu  
35

Atomic Volume
20.67 cm3/mol  
27
8.49 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lanthanum
  
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  

Valence Electron Potential
41.78 (-eV)  
99+
91.40 (-eV)  
12

Lattice Constant
362.00 pm  
38
273.44 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
31
1.58  
37

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
6.77 g/cm3  
99+
22.59 g/cm3  
9

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.55 g/cm3  
99+
20.00 g/cm3  
11

Tensile Strength
270.00 MPa  
17
1,000.00 MPa  
4

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
3

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
36
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
1.04 (Pa)  
13
0.00 (Pa)  
39

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
13.50 GPa  
99+
222.00 GPa  
1

Bulk Modulus
21.50 GPa  
99+
462.00 GPa  
1

Young's Modulus
33.60 GPa  
99+
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.24  
27
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.77  
99+
22.57  
11

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
17

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
828.00 nΩ·m  
3
81.20 nΩ·m  
35

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω  
21

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
106.10 kJ/mol  
10

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
26.94 J/mol·K  
30
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
11.30 W/m·K  
99+
87.60 W/m·K  
19

Critical Temperature
1,071.00 K  
99+
3,300.00 K  
3

Thermal Expansion
6.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
5.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
414.00 kJ/mol  
22
627.60 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Fusion
5.46 kJ/mol  
99+
29.30 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Atomization
381.00 kJ/mol  
31
669.00 kJ/mol  
6

Standard Molar Entropy
72.00 J/mol.K  
12
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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