Cesium Europium Comparison
Periodic Table
Symbol
Cs
Eu
Group Number
1
17
Not Available
Period Number
6
6
Block
s block
f block
Element Family
Alkali
Lanthanide
CAS Number
7440462
40
7440531
34
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Im_ 3m
Space Group Number
229.00
1
229.00
1
Facts
Interesting Facts
Not Available
Not Available
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
Discovery
In 1860
In 1896
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-8 %
24
5 * 10-8 %
27
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000008 %
20
~0.00000005 %
27
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
38
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
35
0.00 %
36
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
17
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
17
Not Available
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.
- Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
- It is used in low energy light bulbs.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Chemical Industry
Medical Uses
NA
NA
Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
Yes
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
28
Not Available
In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.
26
Not Available
Physical Properties
Melting Point
28.50 °C
99+
822.00 °C
99+
Boiling Point
678.40 °C
99+
1,597.00 °C
99+
Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery Gold
Silvery White
Luster
NA
Lustrous
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
0.20
25
Not Available
Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa
99+
Not Available
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
167.00 MPa
34
Speed of Sound
Not Available
Not Available
Optical Properties
Allotropes
No
No
α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Cs
Eu
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
36
3
31
8
Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
0.79
99+
1.20
39
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22
33
1.01
22
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86
99+
Not Available
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62
26
Not Available
Allen Electronegativity
0.66
99+
Not Available
Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
3.21
2
Not Available
Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol
99+
547.10 kJ/mol
99+
2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol
8
1,085.00 kJ/mol
99+
3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol
16
2,404.00 kJ/mol
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available
4,120.00 kJ/mol
33
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr
3
1.89 g/amp-hr
33
Electron Work Function
2.14 eV
99+
2.50 eV
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
55
99+
63
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1
[Xe] 4f7 6s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
Atom
Number of Protons
55
99+
63
99+
Number of Neutrons
78
99+
89
38
Number of Electrons
55
99+
63
99+
Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
265.00 pm
1
180.00 pm
14
Covalent Radius
244.00 pm
2
198.00 pm
13
Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm
2
233.00 pm
18
Atomic Weight
132.91 amu
99+
151.96 amu
99+
Atomic Volume
71.07 cm3/mol
1
28.90 cm3/mol
8
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Valence Electron Potential
8.62 (-eV)
99+
45.60 (-eV)
35
Lattice Constant
614.10 pm
5
458.10 pm
17
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Not Available
Mechanical Properties
Density
Density At Room Temperature
1.93 g/cm3
99+
5.26 g/cm3
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3
99+
5.13 g/cm3
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
120.00 MPa
15
Viscosity
Not Available
Not Available
Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
19.40 (Pa)
4
Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
Not Available
7.90 GPa
99+
Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa
99+
8.30 GPa
99+
Young's Modulus
1.70 GPa
99+
18.20 GPa
99+
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
0.15
34
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Ductile
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
1.87
99+
5.24
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Conductor
Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m
17
0.90 nΩ·m
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω
35
0.01 106/cm Ω
99+
Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol
25
50.00 kJ/mol
21
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)
23
0.18 J/(kg K)
33
Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K
4
27.66 J/mol·K
16
Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K
36
13.90 W/m·K
99+
Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K
5
Not Available
Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)
1
35.00 µm/(m·K)
8
Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol
99+
143.50 kJ/mol
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.10 kJ/mol
99+
9.21 kJ/mol
37
Enthalpy of Atomization
78.20 kJ/mol
99+
180.00 kJ/mol
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K
3
77.80 J/mol.K
4
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