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Einsteinium vs Gadolinium


Gadolinium vs Einsteinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Es  
Gd  

Group Number
13  
5
0  
18

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7429927  
99+
7440542  
33

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  
  • Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac  

Discovery
In 1952  
In 1880  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Its alloys are also used in making Magnets, electronic components and Data storage devices.
  • Compound of Gadolinium metal are used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

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
860.00 °C  
99+
1,311.00 °C  
35

Boiling Point
996.00 °C  
99+
3,233.00 °C  
26

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
4.50  
10

Brinell Hardness
240.00 MPa  
99+
700.00 MPa  
17

Vickers Hardness
550.00 MPa  
31
510.00 MPa  
34

Speed of Sound
2,850.00 m/s  
40
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.97  
16

Reflectivity
63.00 %  
20
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Es  
Gd  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16  
23
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.54  
27
1.20  
40

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.20  
39

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.20  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.80  
15

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,170.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,334.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,734.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,250.00 kJ/mol  
40

5th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
40
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
12
59,300.00 kJ/mol  
17

13th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
36

15th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
40
59,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
30
59,300.00 kJ/mol  
37

17th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
594.10 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
594.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
38
593.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
593.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.74 g/amp-hr  
5
1.96 g/amp-hr  
36

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.10 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
99  
19
64  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f11 7s2  
[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Gadolinium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
99  
19
64  
99+

Number of Neutrons
153  
10
93  
38

Number of Electrons
99  
19
64  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
196.00 pm  
14

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
237.00 pm  
19

Atomic Weight
252.00 amu  
16
47.87 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
17.04 cm3/mol  
99+
19.90 cm3/mol  
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Europium
  

Next Element
Fermium
  
Terbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
46.10 (-eV)  
35

Lattice Constant
582.00 pm  
8
363.60 pm  
35

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.59  
29

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
7.90 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
158.00 MPa  
23

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
32

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
7.39 (Pa)  
9

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
21.80 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
37.90 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
54.80 GPa  
38

Poisson Ratio
0.33  
11
0.26  
23

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.84  
99+
7.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Ferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
4

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
6.30 nΩ·m  
99+
1.31 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
15
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
37.03 J/mol·K  
3

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

Critical Temperature
1,133.00 K  
99+
1,585.00 K  
38

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
323.80 kJ/mol  
99+
359.40 kJ/mol  
30

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.80 kJ/mol  
24
10.05 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
352.00 kJ/mol  
36

Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K  
24
68.10 J/mol.K  
16

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