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Cesium Cadmium Comparison

Cesium
Cadmium
Cadmium Cesium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cs  
Cd  
Group Number
1  
17
12  
6
Period Number
6  
5  
Block
s block  
d block  
Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440462  
40
7440439  
99+
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
Cesium is the most alkaline metal and is used in atomic clocks.  
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer  
Discovery
In 1860  
In 1817  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
21
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
31
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
28
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
12
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
  • In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
  
  • It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
  • Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
28
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
24
In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.  
31
1.80 p.p.m.  
16
Physical
Melting Point
28.50 °C  
99+
320.90 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
678.40 °C  
99+
765.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery Gold  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  
Luster
-  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
2.00  
17
Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa  
99+
203.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
0.14 MPa  
99+
90.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
1,630.00 m/s  
99+
2,310.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.93  
17
1.71  
26
Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
67.00 %  
16
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Cs  
Cd  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
36  
3
34  
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.79  
99+
1.69  
18
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22  
99+
1.98  
11
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.46  
16
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62  
99+
1.53  
25
Allen Electronegativity
0.66  
99+
1.52  
30
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.21  
2
2.31  
37
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
867.80 kJ/mol  
11
2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol  
8
1,631.40 kJ/mol  
33
3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
3,616.00 kJ/mol  
13
4th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
867.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
28
7th Energy level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24
8th Energy Level
3,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24
9th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22
10th Energy Level
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
25
11th Energy Level
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22
12th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
3
13th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
17
14th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
15
15th Energy Level
37,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
16th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
17th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
28
18th Energy Level
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
17
19th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
867.80 kJ/mol  
26
20th Energy Level
375.00 kJ/mol  
99+
865.00 kJ/mol  
16
21st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
10
22nd Energy Level
375.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
14
23rd Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
40
24th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
10
25th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
8
26th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
8
27th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
8
28th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
11
29th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
12
30th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
8
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr  
3
2.10 g/amp-hr  
31
Electron Work Function
2.14 eV  
99+
4.22 eV  
29
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
55  
99+
48  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cadmium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
55  
99+
48  
99+
Number of Neutrons
78  
99+
64  
99+
Number of Electrons
55  
99+
48  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
265.00 pm  
2
151.00 pm  
34
Covalent Radius
244.00 pm  
2
144.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm  
2
158.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
132.91 amu  
99+
112.41 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
71.07 cm3/mol  
1
13.10 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Tin
  
Silver
  
Next Element
Barium
  
Indium
  
Valence Electron Potential
8.62 (-eV)  
99+
30.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
614.10 pm  
5
297.94 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.87  
3
1.89  
2
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.93 g/cm3  
99+
8.65 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3  
99+
8.00 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
62.00 MPa  
34
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
13
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
24
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
19.00 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa  
99+
42.00 GPa  
34
Young's Modulus
1.70 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39
Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.30  
14
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
1.87  
99+
8.65  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
10
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Semiconductor  
Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m  
17
72.70 nΩ·m  
36
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
40
0.14 106/cm Ω  
17
Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol  
30
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.23 J/(kg K)  
26
Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K  
6
26.02 J/mol·K  
40
Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K  
37
96.60 W/m·K  
16
Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K  
22
594.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)  
1
30.80 µm/(m·K)  
10
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol  
99+
100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.10 kJ/mol  
99+
6.19 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
78.20 kJ/mol  
99+
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K  
3
51.80 J/mol.K  
38
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