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Darmstadtium vs Niobium


Niobium vs Darmstadtium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ds  
Nb  

Group Number
10  
8
5  
13

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Probably Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54083771  
8
7440031  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Darmstadtium is a synthetic element that is highly radioactive.  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Charles Hatchett  

Discovery
In 1994  
In 1801  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Darmstadtium metal are limited to research purpose only. As only few atoms of this metal are produced.
  
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.07 p.p.m.  
30

Physical

Melting Point
-  
2,468.00 °C  
6

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
2,468.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
350.00 MPa  
36
735.00 MPa  
15

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
870.00 MPa  
19

Speed of Sound
5,090.00 m/s  
13
3,480.00 m/s  
31

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.30  
8

Reflectivity
50.00 %  
31
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ds  
Nb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
17  
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.60  
24

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.42  
20

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.60  
22

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.41  
35

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.40  
31

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
955.20 kJ/mol  
5
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,891.10 kJ/mol  
16
1,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,029.60 kJ/mol  
25
2,416.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,955.90 kJ/mol  
99+
3,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,113.70 kJ/mol  
99+
4,877.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
10,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
9,847.00 kJ/mol  
17

7th Energy level
3,540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,100.00 kJ/mol  
14

8th Energy Level
6,630.00 kJ/mol  
40
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,180.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
10,700.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
34,800.00 kJ/mol  
28
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
99+
691.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
34,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
65,200.00 kJ/mol  
35

16th Energy Level
34,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,139.00 kJ/mol  
18
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
1,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
37

19th Energy Level
1,139.90 kJ/mol  
15
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.00 kJ/mol  
38

21st Energy Level
1,080.00 kJ/mol  
32
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
350.00 kJ/mol  
99+
694.00 kJ/mol  
30

23rd Energy Level
1,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
4,490.00 kJ/mol  
30

24th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
33

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
35

26th Energy Level
582.30 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
34

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
35

28th Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
4
652.10 kJ/mol  
40

29th Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
4
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
663.20 kJ/mol  
33
652.00 kJ/mol  
37

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.30 eV  
25

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
110  
8
41  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d8 7s2  
[Kr] 4d4 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
110  
8
41  
99+

Number of Neutrons
161  
4
52  
99+

Number of Electrons
110  
8
41  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
146.00 pm  
37

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
164.00 pm  
30

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
281.00 amu  
6
92.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
20.50 cm3/mol  
29
10.87 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zirconium
  

Next Element

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
104.00 (-eV)  
8

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
330.04 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
19
1.47  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3  
4
8.57 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
34.80 g/cm3  
5
8.57 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
330.00 MPa  
14

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
22

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
36

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
33.00 GPa  
23
38.00 GPa  
20

Bulk Modulus
38.00 GPa  
99+
170.00 GPa  
10

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
105.00 GPa  
22

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.40  
4

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
34.80  
7
8.57  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
4

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
8.30 nΩ·m  
99+
152.00 nΩ·m  
23

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
33

Electron Affinity
-  
86.10 kJ/mol  
14

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.26 J/(kg K)  
20

Molar Heat Capacity
27.30 J/mol·K  
23
24.60 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
53.70 W/m·K  
29

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,750.00 K  
7

Thermal Expansion
12.90 µm/(m·K)  
38
7.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
348.90 kJ/mol  
34
696.60 kJ/mol  
5

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
27.20 kJ/mol  
6

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
745.00 kJ/mol  
4

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
36.40 J/mol.K  
99+

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