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Cesium vs Aluminium


Aluminium vs Cesium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cs   
Al   

Group Number
1   
17
13   
5

Period Number
6   
3   

Block
s block   
p block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440462   
40
7429905   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1860   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-8 %   
24
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000008 %   
20
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
38
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
17
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
17
0.00 %   
10

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.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
28
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9

In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.   
26
27.00 p.p.m.   
11

Physical Properties

Melting Point
28.50 °C   
99+
660.37 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
678.40 °C   
99+
2,467.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gold   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20   
25
2.75   
13

Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa   
99+
160.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
160.00 MPa   
35

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
5,000.00 m/s   
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
71.00 %   
10

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   
Al   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36   
3
11   
27

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.79   
99+
1.61   
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22   
33
1.71   
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62   
26
1.83   
8

Allen Electronegativity
0.66   
99+
1.61   
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.21   
2
2.39   
32

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol   
99+
577.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol   
8
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19

3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol   
16
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2

7th Energy level
Not Available   
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr   
3
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
2.14 eV   
99+
4.28 eV   
19

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
55   
99+
13   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1   
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
55   
99+
13   
99+

Number of Neutrons
78   
99+
14   
99+

Number of Electrons
55   
99+
13   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
265.00 pm   
1
143.00 pm   
37

Covalent Radius
244.00 pm   
2
121.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm   
2
184.00 pm   
34

Atomic Weight
132.91 amu   
99+
26.98 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
71.07 cm3/mol   
1
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Tin
  
Magnesium
  

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Barium
  
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.62 (-eV)   
99+
80.70 (-eV)   
17

Lattice Constant
614.10 pm   
5
404.95 pm   
22

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+
2.70 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3   
99+
2.38 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
40.00 MPa   
19

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
18

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
26.00 GPa   
29

Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa   
99+
76.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
1.70 GPa   
99+
70.00 GPa   
28

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.35   
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.87   
99+
2.72   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
4

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m   
17
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
35
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4

Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol   
25
42.50 kJ/mol   
26

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5

Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K   
4
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K   
36
237.00 W/m·K   
4

Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K   
5
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)   
1
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol   
99+
293.70 kJ/mol   
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.10 kJ/mol   
99+
10.67 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Atomization
78.20 kJ/mol   
99+
322.20 kJ/mol   
31

Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K   
3
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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