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Dubnium vs Cadmium


Cadmium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Cd  

Group Number
5  
13
12  
6

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7440439  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1817  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
12

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
  • Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
24

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
1.80 p.p.m.  
16

Physical

Melting Point
-  
320.90 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
765.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.00  
17

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
203.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
90.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
2,310.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
1.71  
26

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
67.00 %  
16

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Cd  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.69  
18

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.53  
25

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.52  
30

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.31  
37

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
867.80 kJ/mol  
11

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
1,631.40 kJ/mol  
33

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
3,616.00 kJ/mol  
13

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

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
4,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
28

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24

8th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22

10th Energy Level
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
25

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
3

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
17

14th Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
15

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

16th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

17th Energy Level
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19
864.90 kJ/mol  
28

18th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
17

19th Energy Level
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
867.80 kJ/mol  
26

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
865.00 kJ/mol  
16

21st Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
10

22nd Energy Level
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
14

23rd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
864.90 kJ/mol  
40

24th Energy Level
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
10

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
8

26th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
8

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
8

28th Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
864.90 kJ/mol  
11

29th Energy Level
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
864.90 kJ/mol  
12

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
8

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
2.10 g/amp-hr  
31

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.22 eV  
29

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
105  
13
48  
99+

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

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cadmium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
105  
13
48  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
64  
99+

Number of Electrons
105  
13
48  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
34

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
144.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
158.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
112.41 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
22.80 cm3/mol  
17
13.10 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Silver
  

Next Element
Indium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
297.94 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
14
1.89  
2

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
62.00 MPa  
34

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
13

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
19.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
42.00 GPa  
34

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
8.65  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+
72.70 nΩ·m  
36

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
17

Electron Affinity
-  
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.23 J/(kg K)  
26

Molar Heat Capacity
29.30 J/mol·K  
11
26.02 J/mol·K  
40

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
96.60 W/m·K  
16

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

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
30.80 µm/(m·K)  
10

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
6.19 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
51.80 J/mol.K  
38

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