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Dubnium vs Magnesium


Magnesium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Mg  

Group Number
5  
13
2  
16

Period Number
7  
3  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7439954  
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.
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Joseph Black  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1755  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.06 %  
3

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.07 %  
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
12.00 %  
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
2.90 %  
4

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.13 %  
2

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.03 %  
5

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3  
5

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
1,800.00 p.p.m.  
4

Physical

Melting Point
-  
650.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
1,107.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
260.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
260.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
4,940.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
1.49  
37

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
74.00 %  
9

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Mg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
15  
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.31  
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.32  
24

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.37  
30

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.29  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.69  
23

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
737.70 kJ/mol  
24

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
1,450.70 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
7,732.70 kJ/mol  
5

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
10,542.50 kJ/mol  
4

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
13,630.00 kJ/mol  
3

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
18,020.00 kJ/mol  
3

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,711.00 kJ/mol  
3

8th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,661.00 kJ/mol  
3

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
31,653.00 kJ/mol  
3

10th Energy Level
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
35,458.00 kJ/mol  
5

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
169,988.00 kJ/mol  
1

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
189,368.00 kJ/mol  
1

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
24

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

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
73,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

16th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
73,770.00 kJ/mol  
16

17th Energy Level
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19
737.70 kJ/mol  
37

18th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
27

19th Energy Level
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
737.70 kJ/mol  
34

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.00 kJ/mol  
28

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

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

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

24th Energy Level
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

26th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
19

28th Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
737.70 kJ/mol  
25

29th Energy Level
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
737.70 kJ/mol  
26

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

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

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.66 eV  
40

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
105  
13
12  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
[Ne] 3s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
105  
13
12  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
12  
99+

Number of Electrons
105  
13
12  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
160.00 pm  
29

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
141.00 pm  
99+

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

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
24.31 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Sodium
  

Next Element
Aluminium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
320.94 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
14
1.62  
15

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
150.00 MPa  
25

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
24

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)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
34.00 GPa  
22
17.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
45.00 GPa  
29

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

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.29  
15

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
1.74  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
33

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+
43.90 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.23 106/cm Ω  
7

Electron Affinity
-  
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
1.02 J/(kg K)  
4

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
156.00 W/m·K  
8

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

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
24.80 µm/(m·K)  
15

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
8.95 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
148.50 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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