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Copper vs Promethium

Copper
Promethium
Promethium vs Copper


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cu  
Pm  
Group Number
11  
7
3  
15
Period Number
4  
6  
Block
d block  
f block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  
CAS Number
7440508  
37
7440122  
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7
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.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
-  
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe  
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In 1942  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
40
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
12
-  
Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
-  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
24
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 used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
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
1,042.00 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
3,000.00 °C  
32
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Copper  
-  
Luster
-  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
-  
Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
99+
400.00 MPa  
34
Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
28
Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.10  
99+
1.70  
27
Reflectivity
90.00 %  
4
63.00 %  
20
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Cu  
Pm  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
29  
10
27  
12
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.13  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
1.13  
36
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.07  
33
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
27
1.13  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
12
1.13  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.20  
39
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
1,050.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
2,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
3,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
540.50 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.80 g/amp-hr  
40
Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
16
5.30 eV  
5
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
29  
99+
61  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Xe] 4f5 6s2  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
29  
99+
61  
99+
Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
84  
99+
Number of Electrons
29  
99+
61  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
183.00 pm  
12
Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
199.00 pm  
12
Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
236.00 pm  
20
Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
145.00 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
22.39 cm3/mol  
21
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Nickel
  
Neodymium
  
Next Element
Zinc
  
Samarium
  
Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
44.10 (-eV)  
40
Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
39
-  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.28  
99+
1.63  
14
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
7.26 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
7.26 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa  
19
75.00 MPa  
30
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)  
31
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
18.00 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
33.00 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
19
46.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.28  
17
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.89  
99+
7.26  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
19
0.00 H/m  
11
Susceptibility
0.00  
31
0.00  
25
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
0.75 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
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34
Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
27.60 J/mol·K  
20
Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
17.90 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K  
99+
1,315.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
9.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
289.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
7.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
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