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Darmstadtium vs Thorium


Thorium vs Darmstadtium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ds  
Th  

Group Number
10  
8
0  
18

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Probably Transition  
Actinide  

CAS Number
54083771  
8
7440326  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Darmstadtium is a synthetic element that is highly radioactive.  
  • Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
  • Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Jöns Jakob Berzelius  

Discovery
In 1994  
In 1829  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.05 %  
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.66 %  
7

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
15

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.
  
  • Thorium metal is used as an allying agent for Magnesium, It imparts greater strength and resistance to temperature.
  • compound of this metal Thorium oxide is used as an industrial catalyst.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
36

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.02 p.p.m.  
34

Physical

Melting Point
-  
1,750.00 °C  
17

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
4,790.00 °C  
8

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
350.00 MPa  
36
390.00 MPa  
35

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
295.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,090.00 m/s  
13
2,490.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
50.00 %  
31
15.00 %  
36

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ds  
Th  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
28  
11

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,891.10 kJ/mol  
16
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,029.60 kJ/mol  
25
1,978.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,955.90 kJ/mol  
99+
2,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,113.70 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
10,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,630.00 kJ/mol  
40
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,180.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
10,700.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
34,800.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
38

15th Energy Level
34,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
34,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

18th Energy Level
1,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
350.00 kJ/mol  
99+
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
1,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
582.30 kJ/mol  
99+
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
4
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+

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

30th Energy Level
663.20 kJ/mol  
33
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
2.16 g/amp-hr  
28

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.41 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
110  
8
90  
28

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d8 7s2  
[Rn] 6d2 7s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Thorium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
110  
8
90  
28

Number of Neutrons
161  
4
142  
16

Number of Electrons
110  
8
90  
28

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
179.80 pm  
17

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
206.00 pm  
7

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
237.00 pm  
19

Atomic Weight
281.00 amu  
6
232.04 amu  
23

Atomic Volume
20.50 cm3/mol  
29
19.90 cm3/mol  
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Actinium
  

Next Element

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
59.30 (-eV)  
24

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
508.42 pm  
16

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
19
1.10  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3  
4
11.72 g/cm3  
34

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
34.80 g/cm3  
5
11.72 g/cm3  
32

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
75.00 MPa  
30

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
33.00 GPa  
23
31.00 GPa  
25

Bulk Modulus
38.00 GPa  
99+
54.00 GPa  
23

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
79.00 GPa  
26

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.27  
20

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
34.80  
7
11.70  
36

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
8.30 nΩ·m  
99+
157.00 nΩ·m  
22

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
36

Electron Affinity
-  
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.30 J/mol·K  
23
26.23 J/mol·K  
38

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
54.00 W/m·K  
28

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,023.00 K  
20

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
348.90 kJ/mol  
34
429.00 kJ/mol  
20

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
15.48 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
468.60 kJ/mol  
20

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

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