Symbol
Db
  
Cs
  
Period Number
7
  
6
  
Block
d block
  
s block
  
Element Family
Transition Metal
  
Alkali
  
Space Group Name
Not Available
  
Im_ 3m
  
Space Group Number
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
Not Available
  
Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
  
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
  
Discovery
In 1968
  
In 1860
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
  
~0.0000008 %
  
20
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
- The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
-
In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Research Purposes
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown
  
Mildly Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
28
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36
0.05 p.p.m.
  
26
Melting Point
Not Available
  
Boiling Point
Not Available
  
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Unknown
  
Silvery Gold
  
Luster
Unknown Luster
  
NA
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Db
  
Cs
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol
  
38
375.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol
  
38
2,234.30 kJ/mol
  
8
3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,400.00 kJ/mol
  
16
4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol
  
99+
Not Available
  
5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol
  
39
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available
  
4.96 g/amp-hr
  
3
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2
  
[Xe] 6s1
  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Weight
132.91 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
Not Available
  
71.07 cm3/mol
  
1
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
Not Available
  
8.62 (-eV)
  
99+
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
NA
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.93 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
1.84 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
  
Ductile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Unknown
  
Semiconductor
  
Resistivity
Not Available
  
205.00 nΩ·m
  
17
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available
  
0.05 10
6/cm Ω
  
35
Electron Affinity
Not Available
  
45.50 kJ/mol
  
25
Specific Heat
Not Available
  
0.24 J/(kg K)
  
23
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
  
32.21 J/mol·K
  
4
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
  
35.90 W/m·K
  
36
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
Not Available
  
97.00 µm/(m·K)
  
1
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available
  
65.90 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available
  
2.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
  
78.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
  
85.20 J/mol.K
  
3