Home
Compare Metals


Gallium vs Plutonium


Plutonium vs Gallium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ga   
Pu   

Group Number
13   
5
0   
18

Period Number
4   
7   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440553   
32
7440075   
99+

Space Group Name
Cmca   
P121/m1   

Space Group Number
64.00   
9
11.00   
13

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.
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan   

Discovery
In 1875   
In Between 1940 1941   

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.
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  

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

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

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+
639.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,403.00 °C   
99+
3,235.00 °C   
24

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

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
2,260.00 m/s   
99+

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   
Pu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
24   
15
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.81   
15
1.28   
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.42   
2
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.82   
1
1.22   
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.01   
5
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.76   
14
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.19   
39
2.72   
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,979.30 kJ/mol   
13
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,963.00 kJ/mol   
28
2,084.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
6,180.00 kJ/mol   
8
3,338.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.87 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.28 g/amp-hr   
22

Electron Work Function
4.20 eV   
23
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
31   
99+
94   
24

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1   
[Rn] 5f6 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Monoclinic (MON)   

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100   
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
31   
99+
94   
24

Number of Neutrons
39   
99+
150   
11

Number of Electrons
31   
99+
94   
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
135.00 pm   
99+
159.00 pm   
28

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm   
99+
187.00 pm   
20

Van der Waals Radius
187.00 pm   
32
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
69.72 amu   
99+
244.00 amu   
19

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zinc
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Rubidium
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
69.70 (-eV)   
19
64.90 (-eV)   
21

Lattice Constant
451.97 pm   
18
618.30 pm   
4

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+
19.82 g/cm3   
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.10 g/cm3   
99+
16.63 g/cm3   
8

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)   
26

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
2.20 (Pa)   
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
43.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
9.80 GPa   
99+
96.00 GPa   
21

Poisson Ratio
0.47   
1
0.21   
32

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.91   
99+
19.84   
7

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
270.00 nΩ·m   
15
1.46 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
29
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.37 J/(kg K)   
16
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K   
35
35.50 J/mol·K   
3

Thermal Conductivity
40.60 W/m·K   
34
6.74 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
18.00 µm/(m·K)   
24
46.70 µm/(m·K)   
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
256.10 kJ/mol   
36
344.00 kJ/mol   
25

Enthalpy of Fusion
5.59 kJ/mol   
99+
2.82 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
276.10 kJ/mol   
39
360.00 kJ/mol   
26

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

Periodic Table >>
<< All

Compare Post Transition Metals

Post-Transition Metals

Post-Transition Metals

» More Post-Transition Metals

Compare Post Transition Metals

» More Compare Post Transition Metals