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Dubnium vs Mendelevium


Mendelevium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Md  

Group Number
5  
13
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7440111  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1955  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
-  
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
-  

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
827.00 °C  
99+

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

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
-  

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
0.00 MPa  
99+

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

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Md  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
36

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
37

14th Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
63,500.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

17th Energy Level
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19
1,107.00 kJ/mol  
21

18th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

21st Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

22nd Energy Level
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
34

23rd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

24th Energy Level
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
36

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
38

26th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
37

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

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

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
3.21 g/amp-hr  
13

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.89 eV  
37

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
105  
13
101  
17

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
[Rn] 5f13 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
105  
13
101  
17

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
157  
8

Number of Electrons
105  
13
101  
17

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
21

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
258.00 amu  
14

Atomic Volume
22.80 cm3/mol  
17
19.90 cm3/mol  
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Fermium
  

Next Element
Nobelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
63.70 (-eV)  
23

Lattice Constant
-  
-  

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
14
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm3  
5
10.30 g/cm3  
38

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
29.30 g/cm3  
6
10.30 g/cm3  
39

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
34.00 GPa  
22
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
0.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
13.50  
29

Magnetic Ordering
-  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+
0.63 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
-  
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
29.30 J/mol·K  
11
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
11.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
289.70 kJ/mol  
99+
380.50 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
410.80 kJ/mol  
25

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

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