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Dubnium vs Californium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Db
Cf
1.2 Group Number
5NA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
77
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
1.6 CAS Number
538503547440713
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
NA194.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
2.2 Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1968
In 1950
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NANA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.7 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NANA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.9 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.11 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, Nuclear Research
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.5 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
NA900.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
NA1,470.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Unknown
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Unknown Luster
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA3.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.4 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.7 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NANA
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.3 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Db
Cf
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1020
Tennessine
0 38
5.4 Electronegativity
5.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA1.30
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.5.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
6.1.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
NA1.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
6.4.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
6.4.3 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
6.5 Electropositivity
6.5.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA2.70
Gold
1.46 3.3
6.6 Ionization Energies
6.6.1 1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol608.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
6.7.2 2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol1,206.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
6.7.4 3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol2,267.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
6.7.6 4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol3,599.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
6.8.1 5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/molNA
Tin
4305.2 97510
6.9.1 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
6.9.2 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
6.11.1 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
6.12.1 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
6.12.2 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
7.1.2 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
7.1.3 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
7.1.5 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
7.3.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
7.4.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
7.4.4 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
7.5.2 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
7.5.4 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
7.5.6 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
7.5.7 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
7.6.1 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
7.6.2 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
8.1.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
8.1.5 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
8.1.7 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
8.1.8 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
8.2.3 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
8.2.4 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
8.2.6 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
8.2.7 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
8.3 Electrochemical Equivalent
NA3.12 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
9.2 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
9.4 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
10 Atomic
10.1 Atomic Number
10598
Lithium
3 117
10.3 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
10.4 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
10.4.1 Crystal Lattice
10.5 Atom
10.5.1 Number of Protons
10598
Lithium
3 117
10.6.1 Number of Neutrons
157153
Lithium
4 184
10.7.1 Number of Electrons
10598
Lithium
3 117
10.9 Radius of an Atom
10.9.1 Atomic Radius
139.00 pm186.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
10.9.3 Covalent Radius
149.00 pmNA
Beryllium
96 260
10.9.5 Van der Waals Radius
NANA
Zinc
139 348
10.10 Atomic Weight
268.00 amu251.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
10.12 Atomic Volume
NANA
Manganese
1.39 71.07
10.13 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
10.13.1 Previous Element
10.13.2 Next Element
10.14 Valence Electron Potential
NA44.50 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
10.15 Lattice Constant
NA338.00 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
10.16 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
10.17 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
11 Mechanical
11.1 Density
11.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm315.10 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
11.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NANA
Lithium
0.512 20
11.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
11.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
11.4 Vapor Pressure
11.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
11.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
11.5 Elasticity properties
11.5.1 Shear Modulus
NANA
Potassium
1.3 222
11.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.6 462
11.5.3 Young's Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.7 528
11.6 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
11.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Malleable, Sectile
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA15.10
Lithium
0.53 4500
12.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Paramagnetic
12.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
12.2 Electrical Properties
12.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Unknown
12.2.2 Resistivity
NANA
Thallium
0.18 961
12.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NANA
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
12.2.4 Electron Affinity
NANA
Mercury
0 222.8
13 Thermal
13.1 Specific Heat
NANA
Americium
0.11 3.6
13.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NANA
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
13.3 Thermal Conductivity
NANA
Neptunium
6.3 429
13.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
13.5 Thermal Expansion
NANA
Tungsten
4.5 97
13.6 Enthalpy
13.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NANA
Zinc
7.32 799.1
13.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NANA
Cesium
2.1 35.23
13.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NANA
Mercury
61.5 837
13.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NANA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1