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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Co
Zn
1.2 Group Number
912
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
44
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74404847440666
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
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.
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
2.2 Sources
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Georg Brandt
Indian metallurgists
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1732
Before 1000 BCE
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %3 * 10-5 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %~0.0002 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.06 %0.02 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.01 %
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 %0.00 %
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.
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.04 Blood/mg dm-37.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.04 p.p.m.170.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,495.00 °C419.58 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,870.00 °C907.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Gray
Silvery Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
5.002.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
470.00 MPa327.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
1,043.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
4,720.00 m/s3,850.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NA1.00
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
67.00 %80.00 %
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
Zn
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2625
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.881.65
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
2.562.23
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.701.66
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.65
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.841.59
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.122.35
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol906.40 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,648.00 kJ/mol1,733.30 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,232.00 kJ/mol3,833.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol5,731.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,670.00 kJ/mol7,970.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
9,840.00 kJ/mol10,400.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
12,440.00 kJ/mol12,900.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
15,230.00 kJ/mol16,800.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
17,959.00 kJ/mol19,600.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
26,570.00 kJ/mol23,000.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
29,400.00 kJ/mol26,400.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
32,400.00 kJ/mol29,990.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
36,600.00 kJ/mol40,490.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
39,700.00 kJ/mol43,800.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
42,800.00 kJ/mol47,300.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
49,396.00 kJ/mol52,300.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
52,737.00 kJ/mol55,900.00 kJ/mol
Copper
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
134,810.00 kJ/mol59,700.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
145,170.00 kJ/mol67,300.00 kJ/mol
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
154,700.00 kJ/mol171,200.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
167,400.00 kJ/mol179,100.00 kJ/mol
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-hr1.22 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
5.00 eV4.33 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
2230
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d2 4s2
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
2230
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
2635
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
2230
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
147.00 pm134.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
160.00 pm122.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm139.00 pm
Palladium
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
47.87 amu65.38 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
10.64 cm3/mol9.20 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)38.90 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
295.08 pm266.49 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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/cm37.14 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.11 g/cm36.57 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
434.00 MPaNA
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)NA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa43.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa70.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
116.00 GPa108.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.320.25
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
4,500.006.90
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
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·m59.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.17 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
7.60 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.52 J/(kg K)0.39 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.06 J/mol·K25.47 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
21.90 W/m·K116.00 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)30.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol7.32 kJ/mol
Sodium
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol7.32 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol129.70 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K41.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1