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Europium vs Osmium


Osmium vs Europium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Eu  
Os  

Group Number
Not Available  
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  
1
194.00  
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available  
  • 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
5 * 10-8 %  
27
3 * 10-7 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000005 %  
27
~0.0000002 %  
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+
Not Available  

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
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

Physical Properties

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
Not Available  
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
Not Available  
3,490.00 MPa  
1

Vickers Hardness
167.00 MPa  
34
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
Not Available  
4,940.00 m/s  
11

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  
Os  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20  
39
2.20  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.01  
22
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.52  
12

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.65  
19

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available  
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  
33
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.89 g/amp-hr  
33
1.77 g/amp-hr  
38

Electron Work Function
2.50 eV  
99+
4.83 eV  
8

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

Atomic Properties

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  
38
114  
25

Number of Electrons
63  
99+
76  
39

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
14
133.80 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm  
13
Not Available  

Van der Waals Radius
233.00 pm  
18
216.00 pm  
24

Atomic Weight
151.96 amu  
99+
190.23 amu  
35

Atomic Volume
28.90 cm3/mol  
8
8.49 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Samarium
  
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.60 (-eV)  
35
91.40 (-eV)  
12

Lattice Constant
458.10 pm  
17
273.44 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
1.58  
14

Mechanical Properties

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  
1

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
15
1,000.00 MPa  
4

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available  
0.00 (Pa)  
28

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+
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.15  
34
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.24  
99+
22.57  
2

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

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  
18

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
21
106.10 kJ/mol  
9

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)  
33
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39

Molar Heat Capacity
27.66 J/mol·K  
16
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

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  
7

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.21 kJ/mol  
37
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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