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Europium vs Strontium


Strontium vs Europium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Eu  
Sr  

Group Number
3  
15
2  
16

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
f block  
s block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
7440531  
34
7440246  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
Europium is used in Euro banknotes for security features.  
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay  
William Cruickshank  

Discovery
In 1896  
In 1787  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
36
0.04 %  
10

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
4

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
8

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.
  
  • Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
  • By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3  
19

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
140.00 p.p.m.  
7

Physical

Melting Point
822.00 °C  
99+
769.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,597.00 °C  
99+
1,384.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.00  
17
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
167.00 MPa  
99+
110.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
167.00 MPa  
99+
15.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
6,320.00 m/s  
4
4,170.00 m/s  
23

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.83  
19
1.43  
39

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Eu  
Sr  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
27  
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20  
40
0.95  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.01  
99+
0.72  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
0.99  
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
1.00  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
0.96  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.50  
27
3.05  
7

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,064.20 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,404.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,138.00 kJ/mol  
10

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,500.00 kJ/mol  
22

5th Energy Level
5,471.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,910.00 kJ/mol  
30

6th Energy Level
5,471.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,760.00 kJ/mol  
26

7th Energy level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,230.00 kJ/mol  
19

8th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,800.00 kJ/mol  
19

9th Energy Level
5,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15,600.00 kJ/mol  
17

10th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17,100.00 kJ/mol  
19

11th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
31,270.00 kJ/mol  
6

12th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
54,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
54,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
580.70 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electron Work Function
2.50 eV  
99+
2.59 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
63  
99+
38  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f7 6s2  
[Kr] 5s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
63  
99+
38  
99+

Number of Neutrons
89  
39
50  
99+

Number of Electrons
63  
99+
38  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
215.00 pm  
6

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm  
13
195.00 pm  
15

Van der Waals Radius
233.00 pm  
22
249.00 pm  
11

Atomic Weight
151.96 amu  
99+
87.62 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
28.90 cm3/mol  
11
33.70 cm3/mol  
9

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Samarium
  
Rubidium
  

Next Element
Yttrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.60 (-eV)  
36
25.70 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
458.10 pm  
19
608.49 pm  
6

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
35
1.57  
40

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
170.00 MPa  
21

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
2

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
19.40 (Pa)  
4
121.00 (Pa)  
1

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.90 GPa  
99+
6.03 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
8.30 GPa  
99+
11.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
18.20 GPa  
99+
15.70 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.15  
35
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.24  
99+
2.64  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
15
0.00  
35

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
0.90 nΩ·m  
99+
132.00 nΩ·m  
24

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.08 106/cm Ω  
31

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18

Molar Heat Capacity
27.66 J/mol·K  
19
26.40 J/mol·K  
36

Thermal Conductivity
13.90 W/m·K  
99+
35.40 W/m·K  
38

Critical Temperature
1,099.00 K  
99+
1,050.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
35.00 µm/(m·K)  
8
22.50 µm/(m·K)  
19

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
143.50 kJ/mol  
99+
150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.21 kJ/mol  
99+
9.16 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Standard Molar Entropy
77.80 J/mol.K  
4
55.00 J/mol.K  
34

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