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Gallium vs Palladium


Palladium vs Gallium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ga  
Pd  

Group Number
13  
5
10  
8

Period Number
4  
5  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440553  
32
7440053  
99+

Space Group Name
Cmca  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
64.00  
9
225.00  
2

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.
  
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
William Hyde Wollaston  

Discovery
In 1875  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %  
16
2 * 10-7 %  
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %  
16
~0.0000003 %  
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
16
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
99+

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.
  
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
13
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
29.78 °C  
99+
1,554.90 °C  
22

Boiling Point
2,403.00 °C  
99+
2,963.00 °C  
33

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
18
4.75  
9

Brinell Hardness
56.80 MPa  
99+
320.00 MPa  
33

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
121.00 MPa  
36

Speed of Sound
2,740.00 m/s  
31
3,070.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available  
1.72  
1

Reflectivity
Not Available  
84.00 %  
4

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  
Pd  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
24  
15
38  
1

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.81  
15
2.20  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.42  
2
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.82  
1
1.35  
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.01  
5
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.76  
14
1.59  
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.19  
39
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,979.30 kJ/mol  
13
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2

3rd Energy Level
2,963.00 kJ/mol  
28
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3

4th Energy Level
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
8
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.87 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.99 g/amp-hr  
30

Electron Work Function
4.20 eV  
23
5.12 eV  
3

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
31  
99+
46  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1  
[Kr] 4d10  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
31  
99+
46  
99+

Number of Neutrons
39  
99+
60  
99+

Number of Electrons
31  
99+
46  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
135.00 pm  
99+
137.00 pm  
40

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
187.00 pm  
32
163.00 pm  
40

Atomic Weight
69.72 amu  
99+
106.42 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
11.80 cm3/mol  
99+
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zinc
  
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Rubidium
  
Silver
  

Valence Electron Potential
69.70 (-eV)  
19
33.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
451.97 pm  
18
389.07 pm  
25

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.91 g/cm3  
99+
12.02 g/cm3  
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.10 g/cm3  
99+
10.38 g/cm3  
17

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
15
0.00 (Pa)  
27

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available  
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
44.00 GPa  
17

Bulk Modulus
Not Available  
180.00 GPa  
9

Young's Modulus
9.80 GPa  
99+
121.00 GPa  
16

Poisson Ratio
0.47  
1
0.39  
5

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.91  
99+
12.02  
21

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
270.00 nΩ·m  
15
105.40 nΩ·m  
29

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
29
0.10 106/cm Ω  
22

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol  
31
54.23 kJ/mol  
17

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.37 J/(kg K)  
16
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23

Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K  
35
25.98 J/mol·K  
33

Thermal Conductivity
40.60 W/m·K  
34
71.80 W/m·K  
23

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
18.00 µm/(m·K)  
24
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
256.10 kJ/mol  
36
376.60 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
5.59 kJ/mol  
99+
16.74 kJ/mol  
18

Enthalpy of Atomization
276.10 kJ/mol  
39
393.30 kJ/mol  
22

Standard Molar Entropy
40.80 J/mol.K  
38
37.60 J/mol.K  
40

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