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Flerovium vs Niobium


Niobium vs Flerovium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fl  
Nb  

Group Number
14  
4
5  
13

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54085164  
5
7440031  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
198.00  
6
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
-  
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Charles Hatchett  

Discovery
In 1999  
In 1801  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.07 p.p.m.  
30

Physical

Melting Point
67.00 °C  
99+
2,468.00 °C  
6

Boiling Point
147.00 °C  
99+
2,468.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
350.00 MPa  
36
735.00 MPa  
15

Vickers Hardness
450.00 MPa  
38
870.00 MPa  
19

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
3,480.00 m/s  
31

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.30  
8

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fl  
Nb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
1  
34
17  
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.60  
1
1.60  
24

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.42  
20

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.60  
22

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.41  
35

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.40  
31

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
823.90 kJ/mol  
13
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,601.60 kJ/mol  
35
1,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,367.30 kJ/mol  
18
2,416.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,399.70 kJ/mol  
37
3,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,877.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
11,400.00 kJ/mol  
9
9,847.00 kJ/mol  
17

7th Energy level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,100.00 kJ/mol  
14

8th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
36,400.00 kJ/mol  
24
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,145.00 kJ/mol  
99+
691.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
33
65,200.00 kJ/mol  
35

16th Energy Level
36,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,144.00 kJ/mol  
17
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
37

19th Energy Level
1,127.50 kJ/mol  
16
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
24
652.00 kJ/mol  
38

21st Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
694.00 kJ/mol  
30

23rd Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
34
4,490.00 kJ/mol  
30

24th Energy Level
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
33

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
35

26th Energy Level
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
34

27th Energy Level
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
35

28th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
652.10 kJ/mol  
40

29th Energy Level
800.10 kJ/mol  
17
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.00 kJ/mol  
37

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.30 eV  
25

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
114  
4
41  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2  
[Kr] 4d4 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Flerovium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
114  
4
41  
99+

Number of Neutrons
184  
2
52  
99+

Number of Electrons
114  
4
41  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
146.00 pm  
37

Covalent Radius
171.00 pm  
26
164.00 pm  
30

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
289.00 amu  
3
92.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
14.00 cm3/mol  
99+
10.87 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nihonium
  
Zirconium
  

Next Element
Moscovium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
104.00 (-eV)  
8

Lattice Constant
-  
330.04 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.47  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
14.00 g/cm3  
24
8.57 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
14.00 g/cm3  
24
8.57 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
330.00 MPa  
14

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
22

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
36

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
35.00 GPa  
21
38.00 GPa  
20

Bulk Modulus
15.00 GPa  
99+
170.00 GPa  
10

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
105.00 GPa  
22

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.40  
4

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
14.00  
25
8.57  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
15
0.00 H/m  
4

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
5.40 nΩ·m  
99+
152.00 nΩ·m  
23

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
33

Electron Affinity
-  
86.10 kJ/mol  
14

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.26 J/(kg K)  
20

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
24.60 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
53.70 W/m·K  
29

Critical Temperature
340.00 K  
99+
2,750.00 K  
7

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
7.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
337.40 kJ/mol  
38
696.60 kJ/mol  
5

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.50 kJ/mol  
26
27.20 kJ/mol  
6

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
745.00 kJ/mol  
4

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
36.40 J/mol.K  
99+

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