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Dubnium vs Lithium


Lithium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Li  

Group Number
5  
13
1  
17

Period Number
7  
2  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7439932  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Johan August Arfwedson  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1817  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
11

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
19

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
1.30 p.p.m.  
18

Physical

Melting Point
-  
180.54 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
1,347.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
0.60  
23

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
5.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
5.30 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
6,000.00 m/s  
6

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
1.35  
99+

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
95.00 %  
2

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Li  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
8  
30

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
0.98  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
0.89  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
0.97  
39

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
0.97  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
0.91  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
3.02  
8

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4

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

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

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

21st Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

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

26th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

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

28th Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.26 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
2.90 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
105  
13
3  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
[He] 2s1  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
105  
13
3  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
4  
99+

Number of Electrons
105  
13
3  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
152.00 pm  
33

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
128.00 pm  
99+

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

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
6.94 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  

Next Element
Beryllium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
351.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
14
1.62  
16

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
60.00 MPa  
35

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
10

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
109.00 (Pa)  
2

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
34.00 GPa  
22
4.20 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
11.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.36  
8

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
0.53  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
16

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+
92.80 nΩ·m  
33

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω  
22

Electron Affinity
-  
59.60 kJ/mol  
20

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
84.80 W/m·K  
20

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
3,223.00 K  
5

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
3.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
160.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
29.10 J/mol.K  
99+

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