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Cesium vs Palladium


Palladium vs Cesium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cs   
Pd   

Group Number
1   
17
10   
8

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440462   
40
7440053   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In 1860   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-8 %   
24
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000008 %   
20
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
99+

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.
  
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

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+
1,554.90 °C   
22

Boiling Point
678.40 °C   
99+
2,963.00 °C   
33

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gold   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20   
25
4.75   
9

Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa   
99+
320.00 MPa   
33

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
121.00 MPa   
36

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
3,070.00 m/s   
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.72   
1

Reflectivity
Not Available   
84.00 %   
4

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   
Pd   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36   
3
38   
1

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.79   
99+
2.20   
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22   
33
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.35   
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62   
26
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.66   
99+
1.59   
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.21   
2
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol   
8
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2

3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol   
16
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr   
3
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30

Electron Work Function
2.14 eV   
99+
5.12 eV   
3

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
55   
99+
46   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1   
[Kr] 4d10   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
55   
99+
46   
99+

Number of Neutrons
78   
99+
60   
99+

Number of Electrons
55   
99+
46   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
265.00 pm   
1
137.00 pm   
40

Covalent Radius
244.00 pm   
2
139.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm   
2
163.00 pm   
40

Atomic Weight
132.91 amu   
99+
106.42 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Tin
  
Rhodium
  

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Barium
  
Silver
  

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

Lattice Constant
614.10 pm   
5
389.07 pm   
25

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+
12.02 g/cm3   
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3   
99+
10.38 g/cm3   
17

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
27

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
44.00 GPa   
17

Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa   
99+
180.00 GPa   
9

Young's Modulus
1.70 GPa   
99+
121.00 GPa   
16

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.39   
5

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.87   
99+
12.02   
21

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m   
17
105.40 nΩ·m   
29

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
35
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22

Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol   
25
54.23 kJ/mol   
17

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K   
4
25.98 J/mol·K   
33

Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K   
36
71.80 W/m·K   
23

Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K   
5
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)   
1
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol   
99+
376.60 kJ/mol   
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.10 kJ/mol   
99+
16.74 kJ/mol   
18

Enthalpy of Atomization
78.20 kJ/mol   
99+
393.30 kJ/mol   
22

Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K   
3
37.60 J/mol.K   
40

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