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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cu
Po
1.2 Group Number
1116
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
46
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
p block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Post-​Transition
1.6 CAS Number
74405087440086
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Pm-3m
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00221.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • Polonium was the first radioactive element to be discovered.
  • Polonium element and its compounds are highly radioactive.
  • Its alloy with Beryllium provides source of neutrons.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
2.3.2 Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1898
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
  • A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,084.62 °C254.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C962.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Copper
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
NA
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
3.00NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
90.00 %NA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
α-polonium
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
β-polonium
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Cu
Po
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2929
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.902.00
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98NA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.751.76
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.492.48
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.852.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.102.00
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol812.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/molNA
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/molNA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/molNA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/molNA
Zinc
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr3.90 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.65 eVNA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
2984
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Monoclinic (MON)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
2984
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
35125
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
2984
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
128.00 pm168.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
132.00 pm140.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm197.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
63.55 amu209.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol22.23 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)NA
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
361.49 pm335.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm39.20 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm39.40 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
48.00 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
120.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.34NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.899.32
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Nonmagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
1.256629 * 10-6 H/mNA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
-9.63 * 10-6NA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m0.40 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol183.30 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K26.40 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K20.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)23.50 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol60.30 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol13.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol134.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1