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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Co
Nb
1.2 Group Number
95
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
45
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74404847440031
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
2.2 Sources
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Georg Brandt
Charles Hatchett
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1732
In 1801
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.06 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys with aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
  • Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Low Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.04 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.04 p.p.m.0.07 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,495.00 °C2,468.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,870.00 °C2,468.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Gray
Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
5.006.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
470.00 MPa735.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
1,043.00 MPa870.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
4,720.00 m/s3,480.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
67.00 %NA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
α-Cobalt
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
β-Cobalt
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Co
Nb
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2617
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.881.60
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
2.561.42
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.701.23
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.841.41
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.122.40
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol652.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,648.00 kJ/mol1,380.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,232.00 kJ/mol2,416.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol3,700.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,670.00 kJ/mol4,877.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
9,840.00 kJ/mol9,847.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
12,440.00 kJ/mol12,100.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
15,230.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
17,959.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
26,570.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
29,400.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
32,400.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
36,600.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
39,700.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
42,800.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
49,396.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
52,737.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
134,810.00 kJ/molNA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
145,170.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
154,700.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
167,400.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
178,100.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
189,300.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr0.69 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
5.00 eV4.30 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
2241
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d2 4s2
[Kr] 4d4 5s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
2241
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
2652
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
2241
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
147.00 pm146.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
160.00 pm164.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
47.87 amu92.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
10.64 cm3/mol10.87 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
95.20 (-eV)104.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
295.08 pm330.04 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
4.51 g/cm38.57 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.11 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
434.00 MPa330.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.98 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa38.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa170.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
116.00 GPa105.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.320.40
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
4,500.008.57
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
420.00 nΩ·m152.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.07 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
7.60 kJ/mol86.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.52 J/(kg K)0.26 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.06 J/mol·K24.60 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
21.90 W/m·K53.70 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
8.60 µm/(m·K)7.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol696.60 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol27.20 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol745.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K36.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1