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Europium vs Osmium


Osmium vs Europium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Eu  
Os  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440531  
34
7440042  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Europium is used in Euro banknotes for security features.  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
In 1896  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
28

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
822.00 °C  
99+
3,045.00 °C  
3

Boiling Point
1,597.00 °C  
99+
5,027.00 °C  
6

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.00  
17
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
167.00 MPa  
99+
3,490.00 MPa  
1

Vickers Hardness
167.00 MPa  
99+
3,920.00 MPa  
1

Speed of Sound
6,320.00 m/s  
4
4,940.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.83  
19
2.07  
12

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Eu  
Os  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20  
40
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.01  
99+
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.52  
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
1.65  
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.50  
27
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
12

2nd Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,404.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,471.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

6th Energy Level
5,471.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

7th Energy level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

8th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

9th Energy Level
5,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

11th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23

12th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

14th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
54,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12

16th Energy Level
54,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
29

18th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

19th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
27

20th Energy Level
547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
19

21st Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
39

22nd Energy Level
547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
15

23rd Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
11

25th Energy Level
547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

26th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

27th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
713.30 kJ/mol  
24

28th Energy Level
580.70 kJ/mol  
99+
840.10 kJ/mol  
13

29th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
13

30th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.89 g/amp-hr  
37
1.77 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.50 eV  
99+
4.83 eV  
13

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
63  
99+
76  
40

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f7 6s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
63  
99+
76  
39

Number of Neutrons
89  
39
114  
26

Number of Electrons
63  
99+
76  
39

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
133.80 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm  
13
128.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
233.00 pm  
22
216.00 pm  
30

Atomic Weight
151.96 amu  
99+
190.23 amu  
35

Atomic Volume
28.90 cm3/mol  
11
8.49 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Samarium
  
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.60 (-eV)  
36
91.40 (-eV)  
12

Lattice Constant
458.10 pm  
19
273.44 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
35
1.58  
37

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.26 g/cm3  
99+
22.59 g/cm3  
9

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.13 g/cm3  
99+
20.00 g/cm3  
11

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
1,000.00 MPa  
4

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
3

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
19.40 (Pa)  
4
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
39

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.90 GPa  
99+
222.00 GPa  
1

Bulk Modulus
8.30 GPa  
99+
462.00 GPa  
1

Young's Modulus
18.20 GPa  
99+
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.15  
35
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.24  
99+
22.57  
11

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
15
0.00  
17

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.90 nΩ·m  
99+
81.20 nΩ·m  
35

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω  
21

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
106.10 kJ/mol  
10

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.66 J/mol·K  
19
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
13.90 W/m·K  
99+
87.60 W/m·K  
19

Critical Temperature
1,099.00 K  
99+
3,300.00 K  
3

Thermal Expansion
35.00 µm/(m·K)  
8
5.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
143.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.21 kJ/mol  
99+
29.30 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
669.00 kJ/mol  
6

Standard Molar Entropy
77.80 J/mol.K  
4
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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