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Copper vs Lawrencium


Lawrencium vs Copper


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu  
Lr  

Group Number
11  
7
3  
15

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440508  
37
22537195  
15

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals  
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In 1961–1971  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
12
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
10
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,084.62 °C  
40
1,627.00 °C  
20

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Copper  
Silver  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
-  

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
2,760.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.10  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
90.00 %  
4
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cu  
Lr  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
10  
28

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
27
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
12
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15

18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
12

20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
860.00 kJ/mol  
17

21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
27

22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
32

24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
478.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.23 g/amp-hr  
12

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
16
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
29  
99+
103  
15

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29  
99+
103  
15

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
29  
99+
103  
15

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
28

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
31

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
266.00 amu  
12

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
35.10 cm3/mol  
7

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  
Nobelium
  

Next Element
Zinc
  

Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
0.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
39
530.00 pm  
14

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.28  
99+
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
15.00 g/cm3  
22

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
15.60 g/cm3  
20

Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa  
19
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)  
8
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
15.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
19
210.00 GPa  
10

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.32  
12

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89  
99+
15.60  
22

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
19
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
31
0.00  
23

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
8.37 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
0.22 J/(kg K)  
29

Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
341.90 kJ/mol  
37

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
580.00 kJ/mol  
14

Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
54.80 J/mol.K  
35

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