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Copernicium vs Palladium


Palladium vs Copernicium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cn   
Pd   

Group Number
12   
6
10   
8

Period Number
7   
5   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
54084263   
7
7440053   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
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
Synthetically Produced   
Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In 1996   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available   
1,554.90 °C   
22

Boiling Point
Not Available   
2,963.00 °C   
33

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Unknown   
Silver   

Luster
Unknown Luster   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
4.75   
9

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
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
Cn   
Pd   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
1   
34
38   
1

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.20   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.35   
21

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.59   
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
2,170.00 kJ/mol   
9
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2

3rd Energy Level
4,245.40 kJ/mol   
9
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3

4th Energy Level
5,499.70 kJ/mol   
14
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available   
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
5.12 eV   
3

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
112   
6
46   
99+

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

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
112   
6
46   
99+

Number of Neutrons
Not Available   
60   
99+

Number of Electrons
112   
6
46   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm   
34
137.00 pm   
40

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm   
99+
139.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
163.00 pm   
40

Atomic Weight
285.00 amu   
5
106.42 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
8.90 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Nihonium
  
Silver
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
33.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
389.07 pm   
25

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
12.02 g/cm3   
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
180.00 GPa   
9

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
121.00 GPa   
16

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.39   
5

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
12.02   
21

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
105.40 nΩ·m   
29

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
54.23 kJ/mol   
17

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
25.98 J/mol·K   
33

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
71.80 W/m·K   
23

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
376.60 kJ/mol   
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
16.74 kJ/mol   
18

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
393.30 kJ/mol   
22

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
37.60 J/mol.K   
40

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