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Copernicium vs Niobium


Niobium vs Copernicium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cn   
Nb   

Group Number
12   
6
5   
13

Period Number
7   
5   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
54084263   
7
7440031   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced   
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
In 1996   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
34

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
25

In Bone
Not Available   
0.07 p.p.m.   
25

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available   
2,468.00 °C   
6

Boiling Point
Not Available   
2,468.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Unknown   
Gray   

Luster
Unknown Luster   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
6.00   
6

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
735.00 MPa   
14

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
870.00 MPa   
12

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
3,480.00 m/s   
21

Optical Properties
  
  

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
Cn   
Nb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
1   
34
17   
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.60   
23

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.42   
16

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.23   
25

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.41   
31

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.40   
31

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,154.90 kJ/mol   
2
652.10 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,170.00 kJ/mol   
9
1,380.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
4,245.40 kJ/mol   
9
2,416.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
5,499.70 kJ/mol   
14
3,700.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,877.00 kJ/mol   
36

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,847.00 kJ/mol   
11

7th Energy level
Not Available   
12,100.00 kJ/mol   
14

Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available   
0.69 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.30 eV   
18

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
112   
6
41   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2   
[Kr] 4d4 5s1   

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
112   
6
41   
99+

Number of Neutrons
Not Available   
52   
99+

Number of Electrons
112   
6
41   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm   
34
146.00 pm   
35

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm   
99+
164.00 pm   
28

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
285.00 amu   
5
92.91 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
10.87 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zirconium
  

Next Element
Nihonium
  
Molybdenum
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
104.00 (-eV)   
8

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
330.04 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
23.70 g/cm3   
7
8.57 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
330.00 MPa   
12

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
27

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
38.00 GPa   
19

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
170.00 GPa   
10

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
105.00 GPa   
20

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.40   
4

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
8.57   
37

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
152.00 nΩ·m   
23

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.07 106/cm Ω   
28

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
86.10 kJ/mol   
12

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.26 J/(kg K)   
20

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
24.60 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
53.70 W/m·K   
29

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
7.30 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
696.60 kJ/mol   
4

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
27.20 kJ/mol   
6

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
745.00 kJ/mol   
4

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
36.40 J/mol.K   
99+

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