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Cesium
Mercury
Mercury vs Cesium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cs  
Hg  
Group Number
1  
17
12  
6
Period Number
6  
6  
Block
s block  
d block  
Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440462  
40
7439976  
99+
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
R_ 3m  
Space Group Number
229.00  
1
166.00  
6
Facts
Interesting Facts
Not Available  
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  
Ancient Chinese and Indians  
Discovery
In 1860  
Before 2000 BCE  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-8 %  
24
Not Available  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000008 %  
20
~-9999 %  
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
38
Not Available  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
35
0.05 %  
9
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
17
Not Available  
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.
  
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
NA  
Dentistry  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
Highly Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
28
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23
In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.  
26
0.45 p.p.m.  
19
Physical Properties
Melting Point
28.50 °C  
99+
Not Available  
Boiling Point
678.40 °C  
99+
356.58 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Liquid  
Color
Silvery Gold  
Silver  
Luster
NA  
NA  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
0.20  
25
Not Available  
Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa  
99+
Not Available  
Speed of Sound
Not Available  
1,451.40 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available  
1.00  
3
Reflectivity
Not Available  
73.00 %  
8
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  
Hg  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
36  
3
34  
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.79  
99+
2.00  
7
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22  
33
2.20  
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.44  
17
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62  
26
1.81  
9
Allen Electronegativity
0.66  
99+
1.44  
30
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.21  
2
2.00  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4
2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol  
8
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr  
3
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10
Electron Work Function
2.14 eV  
99+
4.49 eV  
15
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
55  
99+
80  
36
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
55  
99+
80  
36
Number of Neutrons
78  
99+
121  
22
Number of Electrons
55  
99+
80  
36
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
265.00 pm  
1
151.00 pm  
32
Covalent Radius
244.00 pm  
2
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm  
2
155.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
132.91 amu  
99+
200.59 amu  
32
Atomic Volume
71.07 cm3/mol  
1
14.82 cm3/mol  
35
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Tin
  
Gold
  
Next Element
Barium
  
Thallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
8.62 (-eV)  
99+
28.20 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
614.10 pm  
5
300.50 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
NA  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.93 g/cm3  
99+
13.53 g/cm3  
24
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3  
99+
Not Available  
Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  
Viscosity
Not Available  
0.00  
1
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa  
99+
Not Available  
Young's Modulus
1.70 GPa  
99+
Not Available  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
NA  
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
1.87  
99+
13.53  
16
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m  
17
961.00 nΩ·m  
1
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
35
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol  
25
0.00 kJ/mol  
40
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38
Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K  
4
27.98 J/mol·K  
13
Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K  
36
8.30 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K  
5
1,750.00 K  
6
Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)  
1
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol  
99+
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.10 kJ/mol  
99+
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
78.20 kJ/mol  
99+
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K  
3
75.80 J/mol.K  
6
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