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Cesium vs Lead


Lead vs Cesium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cs   
Pb   

Group Number
1   
17
14   
4

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
s block   
p block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440462   
40
7439921   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1860   
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-8 %   
24
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000008 %   
20
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
17
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
17
0.00 %   
8

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 is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

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
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3   
11

In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.   
26
30.00 p.p.m.   
10

Physical Properties

Melting Point
28.50 °C   
99+
327.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
678.40 °C   
99+
1,740.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gold   
Gray   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20   
25
1.50   
18

Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa   
99+
38.00 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
1,190.00 m/s   
99+

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   
Pb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36   
3
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.79   
99+
1.87   
13

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22   
33
2.29   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.55   
11

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62   
26
2.41   
2

Allen Electronegativity
0.66   
99+
1.85   
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.21   
2
1.67   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol   
99+
715.60 kJ/mol   
31

2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol   
8
1,450.50 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol   
16
3,081.50 kJ/mol   
23

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,083.00 kJ/mol   
35

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,640.00 kJ/mol   
20

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr   
3
3.87 g/amp-hr   
9

Electron Work Function
2.14 eV   
99+
4.25 eV   
21

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
55   
99+
82   
34

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
55   
99+
82   
34

Number of Neutrons
78   
99+
125   
19

Number of Electrons
55   
99+
82   
34

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
265.00 pm   
1
175.00 pm   
19

Covalent Radius
244.00 pm   
2
146.00 pm   
38

Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm   
2
202.00 pm   
27

Atomic Weight
132.91 amu   
99+
207.20 amu   
30

Atomic Volume
71.07 cm3/mol   
1
18.17 cm3/mol   
27

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Tin
  
Thallium
  

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Barium
  
Bismuth
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.62 (-eV)   
99+
24.20 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
614.10 pm   
5
495.08 pm   
16

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+
11.34 g/cm3   
33

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3   
99+
10.66 g/cm3   
15

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
12.00 MPa   
20

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
1.64 (Pa)   
7

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
5.60 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa   
99+
46.00 GPa   
24

Young's Modulus
1.70 GPa   
99+
16.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.44   
3

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.87   
99+
11.35   
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m   
17
208.00 nΩ·m   
16

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
35
0.05 106/cm Ω   
36

Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol   
25
35.10 kJ/mol   
28

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K   
4
26.65 J/mol·K   
26

Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K   
36
35.30 W/m·K   
38

Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K   
5
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)   
1
28.90 µm/(m·K)   
13

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol   
99+
179.40 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.10 kJ/mol   
99+
4.77 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
78.20 kJ/mol   
99+
194.60 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K   
3
64.80 J/mol.K   
17

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