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Mercury vs Copper


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cu   
Hg   
Group Number
11   
7
12   
6
Period Number
4   
6   
Block
d block   
d block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7440508   
37
7439976   
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
R_ 3m   
Space Group Number
225.00   
2
166.00   
6
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.
  
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals   
Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Unknown   
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
Before 2000 BCE   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
Not Available   
Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~-9999 %   
Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
Not Available   
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
0.05 %   
9
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
Not Available   
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
Not Available   
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 a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry   
Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery   
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   
In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
8
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.   
12
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
Physical Properties
Melting Point
1,084.62 °C   
40
Not Available   
Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
356.58 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Liquid   
Color
Copper   
Silver   
Luster
NA   
NA   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.00   
12
Not Available   
Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa   
38
Not Available   
Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa   
28
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s   
19
1,451.40 m/s   
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.00   
3
Reflectivity
90.00 %   
3
73.00 %   
8
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
Cu   
Hg   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
29   
10
34   
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
2.00   
7
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98   
9
2.20   
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75   
3
1.44   
17
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49   
14
1.81   
9
Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
9
1.44   
30
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.00   
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol   
22
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4
2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol   
15
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20
3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol   
15
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   
5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   
6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   
7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   
8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   
9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   
10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   
11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol   
13
Not Available   
12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   
13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   
14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   
15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   
16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   
17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   
18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   
19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   
20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   
21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   
22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   
23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
Electron Work Function
4.65 eV   
11
4.49 eV   
15
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility   
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
29   
99+
80   
36
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
29   
99+
80   
36
Number of Neutrons
35   
99+
121   
22
Number of Electrons
29   
99+
80   
36
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
151.00 pm   
32
Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
132.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm   
99+
155.00 pm   
99+
Atomic Weight
63.55 amu   
99+
200.59 amu   
32
Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Nickel
  
Gold
  
Next Element
Zinc
  
Thallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)   
99+
28.20 (-eV)   
99+
Lattice Constant
361.49 pm   
35
300.50 pm   
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3   
99+
13.53 g/cm3   
24
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3   
27
Not Available   
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
0.00   
1
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)   
8
Not Available   
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa   
15
Not Available   
Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa   
12
Not Available   
Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa   
17
Not Available   
Poisson Ratio
0.34   
10
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.89   
34
13.53   
16
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Diamagnetic   
Permeability
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m   
5
Not Available   
Susceptibility
-9.63 * 10-6   
4
Not Available   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m   
99+
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω   
2
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol   
1
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)   
15
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K   
99+
27.98 J/mol·K   
13
Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K   
2
8.30 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
1,750.00 K   
6
Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)   
25
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol   
33
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol   
99+
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol   
29
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K   
99+
75.80 J/mol.K   
6
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