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Europium Radium Comparison


Radium Europium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Eu   
Ra   

Group Number
Not Available   
2   
16

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440531   
34
7440144   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1896   
In 1898   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000005 %   
27
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
20

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
  • It is used in low energy light bulbs.
  
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
822.00 °C   
99+
700.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,597.00 °C   
99+
1,737.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Lustrous   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Vickers Hardness
167.00 MPa   
34
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Eu   
Ra   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31   
8
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20   
39
0.90   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.01   
22
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.97   
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.92   
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.89   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
3.10   
5

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol   
99+
509.30 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol   
99+
979.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,404.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.89 g/amp-hr   
33
4.22 g/amp-hr   
6

Electron Work Function
2.50 eV   
99+
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
63   
99+
88   
30

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f7 6s2   
[Rn] 7s2   

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
63   
99+
88   
30

Number of Neutrons
89   
38
138   
16

Number of Electrons
63   
99+
88   
30

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm   
14
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm   
13
221.00 pm   
3

Van der Waals Radius
233.00 pm   
18
283.00 pm   
4

Atomic Weight
151.96 amu   
99+
226.00 amu   
26

Atomic Volume
28.90 cm3/mol   
8
45.20 cm3/mol   
4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Samarium
  
Francium
  

Next Element
Gadolinium
  
Actinium
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.60 (-eV)   
35
20.10 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
458.10 pm   
17
514.80 pm   
13

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.26 g/cm3   
99+
5.50 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.13 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa   
15
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
19.40 (Pa)   
4
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.90 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
8.30 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
18.20 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.15   
34
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.24   
99+
5.00   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Nonmagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
NA   

Resistivity
0.90 nΩ·m   
99+
100.00 nΩ·m   
31

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.66 J/mol·K   
16
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
13.90 W/m·K   
99+
18.60 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
35.00 µm/(m·K)   
8
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
143.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.21 kJ/mol   
37
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol   
99+
163.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
77.80 J/mol.K   
4
71.00 J/mol.K   
14

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