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Gadolinium vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Gadolinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Gd  
Bh  

Group Number
0  
18
7  
11

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440542  
33
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
276.00  
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1880  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
38
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys are also used in making Magnets, electronic components and Data storage devices.
  • Compound of Gadolinium metal are used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,311.00 °C  
35
-  

Boiling Point
3,233.00 °C  
26
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
510.00 MPa  
34
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.97  
16
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Gd  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20  
40
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.20  
32
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.80  
15
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
1,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,250.00 kJ/mol  
40
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
59,300.00 kJ/mol  
17
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
36
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
59,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
59,300.00 kJ/mol  
37
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

17th Energy Level
594.10 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
31

18th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

19th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.80 kJ/mol  
28

20th Energy Level
594.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
21

21st Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11

22nd Energy Level
593.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

23rd Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8

24th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
12

25th Energy Level
593.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

26th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

27th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
9

28th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
15

29th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
14

30th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.96 g/amp-hr  
36
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
3.10 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
64  
99+
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Gadolinium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
64  
99+
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
93  
38
155  
9

Number of Electrons
64  
99+
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
196.00 pm  
14
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
237.00 pm  
19
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu  
99+
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
19.90 cm3/mol  
32
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Europium
  

Next Element
Terbium
  
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
46.10 (-eV)  
35
27.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
363.60 pm  
35
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
29
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.90 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.40 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
158.00 MPa  
23
152.00 MPa  
24

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
32
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
7.39 (Pa)  
9
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
21.80 GPa  
99+
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
37.90 GPa  
99+
37.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
54.80 GPa  
38
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
23
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.90  
99+
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
4
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
1.31 nΩ·m  
99+
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
37.03 J/mol·K  
3
37.10 J/mol·K  
2

Thermal Conductivity
10.60 W/m·K  
99+
37.00 W/m·K  
36

Critical Temperature
1,585.00 K  
38
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
9.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
359.40 kJ/mol  
30
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.05 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
352.00 kJ/mol  
36
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
68.10 J/mol.K  
16
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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