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Gallium vs Einsteinium


Einsteinium vs Gallium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ga   
Es   

Group Number
13   
5
Not Available   

Period Number
4   
7   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440553   
32
7429927   
99+

Space Group Name
Cmca   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
64.00   
9
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1952   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
  • Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
  
  • Currently known uses of Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3   
13
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
29.78 °C   
99+
860.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,403.00 °C   
99+
996.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50   
18
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
56.80 MPa   
99+
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,740.00 m/s   
31
Not Available   

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
Ga   
Es   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
24   
15
16   
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.81   
15
1.54   
26

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.42   
2
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.82   
1
1.20   
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.01   
5
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.76   
14
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.19   
39
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol   
99+
619.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,979.30 kJ/mol   
13
1,216.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,963.00 kJ/mol   
28
2,334.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
6,180.00 kJ/mol   
8
3,734.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.87 g/amp-hr   
99+
4.74 g/amp-hr   
5

Electron Work Function
4.20 eV   
23
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
31   
99+
99   
19

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1   
[Rn] 5f11 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
31   
99+
99   
19

Number of Neutrons
39   
99+
153   
9

Number of Electrons
31   
99+
99   
19

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
135.00 pm   
99+
186.00 pm   
9

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
187.00 pm   
32
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
69.72 amu   
99+
252.00 amu   
16

Atomic Volume
11.80 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zinc
  

Next Element
Rubidium
  
Fermium
  

Valence Electron Potential
69.70 (-eV)   
19
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
451.97 pm   
18
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.91 g/cm3   
99+
8.84 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.10 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
15
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Young's Modulus
9.80 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.47   
1
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.91   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
270.00 nΩ·m   
15
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
29
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.37 J/(kg K)   
16
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K   
35
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
40.60 W/m·K   
34
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
18.00 µm/(m·K)   
24
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
256.10 kJ/mol   
36
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
5.59 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
276.10 kJ/mol   
39
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
40.80 J/mol.K   
38
Not Available   

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