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Einsteinium Tantalum Comparison


Tantalum Einsteinium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Es  
Ta  

Group Number
13  
5
5  
13

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7429927  
99+
7440257  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  
  • Tantalum metal is known as corrosion resistance.
  • Tantalum metal can easily fabricated and It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg  

Discovery
In 1952  
In 1802  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
32

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Tantalum metal is mainly used in the manufacturing of electron components. Its Oxide layer acts as an insulator.
  • Tantalum metal is also used in surgical transplant like replacement of bone, skull plates and as a woven gauze.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.03 p.p.m.  
33

Physical

Melting Point
860.00 °C  
99+
2,996.00 °C  
4

Boiling Point
996.00 °C  
99+
5,425.00 °C  
4

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Gray Blue  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
240.00 MPa  
99+
440.00 MPa  
33

Vickers Hardness
550.00 MPa  
31
870.00 MPa  
19

Speed of Sound
2,850.00 m/s  
40
3,400.00 m/s  
33

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.15  
10

Reflectivity
63.00 %  
20
78.00 %  
8

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Es  
Ta  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16  
23
31  
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.54  
27
1.50  
28

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.50  
18

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.33  
23

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.50  
26

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.34  
38

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.50  
27

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
18

2nd Energy Level
1,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,334.00 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,734.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
9

5th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
40
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
19

6th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
36

7th Energy level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
30

8th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
30

9th Energy Level
4,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
26

10th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
30

11th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
29

12th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
12
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
39
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
22

14th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
28
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
19

15th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
40
76,100.00 kJ/mol  
19

16th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
30
76,100.00 kJ/mol  
14

17th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
35

18th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,610.00 kJ/mol  
25

19th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
32

20th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
26

21st Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15
761.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
38
761.00 kJ/mol  
20

23rd Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15
761.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
761.00 kJ/mol  
16

25th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
16

26th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
761.00 kJ/mol  
16

27th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
15

28th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
21

29th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
22

30th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
761.00 kJ/mol  
16

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.74 g/amp-hr  
5
1.35 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.25 eV  
28

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
99  
19
73  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f11 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
99  
19
73  
99+

Number of Neutrons
153  
10
108  
29

Number of Electrons
99  
19
73  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
146.00 pm  
37

Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
252.00 amu  
16
180.95 amu  
38

Atomic Volume
17.04 cm3/mol  
99+
10.90 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Hafnium
  

Next Element
Fermium
  
Tungsten
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
110.00 (-eV)  
7

Lattice Constant
582.00 pm  
8
330.13 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.41  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
16.69 g/cm3  
18

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
15.00 g/cm3  
23

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
180.00 MPa  
20

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)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
69.00 GPa  
13

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
200.00 GPa  
8

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
186.00 GPa  
14

Poisson Ratio
0.33  
11
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.84  
99+
16.65  
20

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
27

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.30 nΩ·m  
99+
131.00 nΩ·m  
25

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
15
0.08 106/cm Ω  
32

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
31.00 kJ/mol  
35

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
25.36 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
57.50 W/m·K  
27

Critical Temperature
1,133.00 K  
99+
3,290.00 K  
4

Thermal Expansion
13.50 µm/(m·K)  
33
6.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
323.80 kJ/mol  
99+
753.10 kJ/mol  
2

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.80 kJ/mol  
24
31.40 kJ/mol  
3

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
782.00 kJ/mol  
3

Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K  
24
41.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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