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Dubnium vs Bismuth


Bismuth vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Bi  

Group Number
5  
13
15  
3

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7440699  
22

Space Group Name
-  
C12/m1  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
12.00  
15

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Claude François Geoffroy  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1753  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
14

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

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
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3  
20

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.20 p.p.m.  
27

Physical

Melting Point
-  
271.30 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
1,560.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
70.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
30.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
1,790.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
2.50  
5

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Bi  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.02  
7

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.34  
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.67  
7

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
2.15  
8

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
2.01  
5

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
1.98  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
703.00 kJ/mol  
35

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
1,610.00 kJ/mol  
34

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,466.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
8,520.00 kJ/mol  
29

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
37

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34

10th Energy Level
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
38

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
36

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
32

14th Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
22

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
28

16th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
23

17th Energy Level
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19
703.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34

19th Energy Level
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
703.00 kJ/mol  
40

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
34

21st Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
12

22nd Energy Level
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
28

23rd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
10

24th Energy Level
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
27

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

26th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
28

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

28th Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
703.00 kJ/mol  
34

29th Energy Level
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
703.00 kJ/mol  
35

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
2.60 g/amp-hr  
23

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.22 eV  
29

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
105  
13
83  
33

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
105  
13
83  
33

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
126  
19

Number of Electrons
105  
13
83  
33

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
156.00 pm  
31

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
148.00 pm  
38

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
207.00 pm  
33

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
208.98 amu  
29

Atomic Volume
22.80 cm3/mol  
17
21.30 cm3/mol  
23

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lead
  

Next Element
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
41.90 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
-  
667.40 pm  
2

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
14
1.86  
4

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm3  
5
9.78 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
29.30 g/cm3  
6
10.05 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
32.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
29

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
34.00 GPa  
22
12.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
31.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
32.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.33  
11

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
9.79  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
20

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
36

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+
1.29 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
-  
91.20 kJ/mol  
13

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
29.30 J/mol·K  
11
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
7.97 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
544.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
34

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
289.70 kJ/mol  
99+
151.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
10.90 kJ/mol  
39

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
207.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
56.70 J/mol.K  
32

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