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Cerium vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Cerium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ce  
Bh  

Group Number
3  
15
7  
11

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440451  
99+
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
276.00  
1

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.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
33
-  

Abundance In Humans
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Moderately Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
30
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
795.00 °C  
99+
-  

Boiling Point
3,257.00 °C  
24
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Lustrous  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
186.00 MPa  
99+
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
210.00 MPa  
99+
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
2,100.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.20  
9
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ce  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30  
9
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.12  
99+
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.12  
37
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.08  
32
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.12  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.12  
99+
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.88  
11
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,050.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
1,949.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,325.00 kJ/mol  
37
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,490.00 kJ/mol  
38
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
53,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
53,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

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

18th Energy Level
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

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

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

21st Energy Level
5,346.00 kJ/mol  
24
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11

22nd Energy Level
594.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

23rd Energy Level
5,346.00 kJ/mol  
26
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.74 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
2.84 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
58  
99+
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

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+
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
82  
99+
155  
9

Number of Electrons
58  
99+
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
181.80 pm  
14
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
204.00 pm  
8
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
235.00 pm  
21
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
140.12 amu  
99+
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
20.67 cm3/mol  
27
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lanthanum
  

Next Element
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
41.78 (-eV)  
99+
27.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
362.00 pm  
38
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
31
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
6.77 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.55 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
270.00 MPa  
17
152.00 MPa  
24

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
36
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
1.04 (Pa)  
13
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
13.50 GPa  
99+
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
21.50 GPa  
99+
37.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.24  
27
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.77  
99+
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
828.00 nΩ·m  
3
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.94 J/mol·K  
30
37.10 J/mol·K  
2

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

Critical Temperature
1,071.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
414.00 kJ/mol  
22
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
5.46 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
381.00 kJ/mol  
31
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
72.00 J/mol.K  
12
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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