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Cobalt vs Sodium


Sodium vs Cobalt


Periodic Table

Symbol
Co   
Na   

Group Number
9   
9
1   
17

Period Number
4   
3   

Block
d block   
s block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440484   
38
7440235   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

Facts

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.
  
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  

Sources
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georg Brandt   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1732   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
2 * 10-3 %   
6

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.004 %   
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.06 %   
10
0.55 %   
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
21
2.30 %   
5

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
20
1.10 %   
1

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
17
0.14 %   
3

Uses

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.
  
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3   
18
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
1

In Bone
0.04 p.p.m.   
27
10,000.00 p.p.m.   
2

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,495.00 °C   
29
97.72 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,870.00 °C   
34
883.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00   
8
0.50   
22

Brinell Hardness
470.00 MPa   
26
0.69 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,043.00 MPa   
11
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
4,720.00 m/s   
14
3,200.00 m/s   
24

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
67.00 %   
11
Not Available   

Allotropes
Yes   
No   

α Allotropes
α-Cobalt   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
β-Cobalt   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Co   
Na   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
17   
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.88   
12
0.93   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.56   
1
0.56   
30

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.70   
5
1.01   
35

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.91   
21

Allen Electronegativity
1.84   
10
0.87   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.12   
99+
3.07   
6

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol   
19
495.80 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,648.00 kJ/mol   
31
4,562.00 kJ/mol   
4

3rd Energy Level
3,232.00 kJ/mol   
22
6,910.30 kJ/mol   
6

4th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol   
19
9,543.00 kJ/mol   
5

5th Energy Level
7,670.00 kJ/mol   
12
13,354.00 kJ/mol   
4

6th Energy Level
9,840.00 kJ/mol   
12
16,613.00 kJ/mol   
4

7th Energy level
12,440.00 kJ/mol   
11
20,117.00 kJ/mol   
4

8th Energy Level
15,230.00 kJ/mol   
12
25,496.00 kJ/mol   
4

9th Energy Level
17,959.00 kJ/mol   
13
28,932.00 kJ/mol   
4

10th Energy Level
26,570.00 kJ/mol   
7
141,362.00 kJ/mol   
2

11th Energy Level
29,400.00 kJ/mol   
8
159,076.00 kJ/mol   
2

12th Energy Level
32,400.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

13th Energy Level
36,600.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

14th Energy Level
39,700.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

15th Energy Level
42,800.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   

16th Energy Level
49,396.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

17th Energy Level
52,737.00 kJ/mol   
13
Not Available   

18th Energy Level
134,810.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

19th Energy Level
145,170.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

20th Energy Level
154,700.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

21st Energy Level
167,400.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

22nd Energy Level
178,100.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   

23rd Energy Level
189,300.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.86 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
5.00 eV   
5
2.75 eV   
40

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization   
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
22   
99+
11   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d2 4s2   
[Ne] 3s1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cobalt.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
22   
99+
11   
99+

Number of Neutrons
26   
99+
12   
99+

Number of Electrons
22   
99+
11   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm   
34
186.00 pm   
9

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm   
30
166.00 pm   
27

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
227.00 pm   
21

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu   
99+
22.99 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
10.64 cm3/mol   
99+
23.70 cm3/mol   
10

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Iron
  
Beryllium
  

Next Element
Nickel
  
Magnesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
95.20 (-eV)   
10
14.10 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
295.08 pm   
99+
429.06 pm   
19

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
4.51 g/cm3   
99+
0.97 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.11 g/cm3   
99+
0.93 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
434.00 MPa   
9
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.98 (Pa)   
14
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa   
17
3.30 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa   
15
6.30 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
116.00 GPa   
18
10.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.32   
12
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4,500.00   
1
0.97   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
420.00 nΩ·m   
12
47.70 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.21 106/cm Ω   
9

Electron Affinity
7.60 kJ/mol   
37
52.80 kJ/mol   
19

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.52 J/(kg K)   
9
1.23 J/(kg K)   
3

Molar Heat Capacity
25.06 J/mol·K   
99+
28.23 J/mol·K   
10

Thermal Conductivity
21.90 W/m·K   
99+
142.00 W/m·K   
11

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
2,573.00 K   
2

Thermal Expansion
8.60 µm/(m·K)   
99+
71.00 µm/(m·K)   
4

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol   
15
89.04 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol   
19
2.59 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol   
15
108.40 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K   
99+
51.30 J/mol.K   
28

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