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Copper vs Lead


Lead vs Copper


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu  
Pb  

Group Number
11  
7
14  
4

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440508  
37
7439921  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
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.
  
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
-  

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
9

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.
  
  • It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11

In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
30.00 p.p.m.  
10

Physical

Melting Point
1,084.62 °C  
40
327.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
1,740.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Copper  
Gray  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
99+
38.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
99+
38.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
1,190.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.10  
99+
2.02  
14

Reflectivity
90.00 %  
4
5.00 %  
39

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cu  
Pb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.87  
14

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
2.29  
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.55  
12

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
27
2.41  
2

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
12
1.85  
11

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
1.67  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
715.60 kJ/mol  
31

2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23

4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
32

6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
36

8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
32

9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
30

10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
34

11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
33

12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
28

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

15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
24

16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
19

17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
715.60 kJ/mol  
40

18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
30

19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
715.60 kJ/mol  
37

20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
715.00 kJ/mol  
31

21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
715.00 kJ/mol  
25

23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
715.60 kJ/mol  
24

25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
715.00 kJ/mol  
25

26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
715.60 kJ/mol  
24

27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
715.60 kJ/mol  
23

28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
715.60 kJ/mol  
29

29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
715.60 kJ/mol  
30

30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
715.00 kJ/mol  
24

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
16
4.25 eV  
28

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
29  
99+
82  
34

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29  
99+
82  
34

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
125  
20

Number of Electrons
29  
99+
82  
34

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
21

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
202.00 pm  
34

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
207.20 amu  
30

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
18.17 cm3/mol  
39

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  
Thallium
  

Next Element
Zinc
  
Bismuth
  

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

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
39
495.08 pm  
18

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.28  
99+
1.51  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
11.34 g/cm3  
35

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
10.66 g/cm3  
36

Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa  
19
12.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
29

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)  
8
1.64 (Pa)  
7

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
5.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
46.00 GPa  
28

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
19
16.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89  
99+
11.35  
38

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
19
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
31
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
208.00 nΩ·m  
16

Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
0.05 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
35.10 kJ/mol  
33

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
26.65 J/mol·K  
34

Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
35.30 W/m·K  
39

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

Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
4.77 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
194.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
64.80 J/mol.K  
18

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