×

Gallium
Gallium

Sodium
Sodium



ADD
Compare
X
Gallium
X
Sodium

Gallium vs Sodium

Add ⊕
1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ga
Na
1.2 Group Number
131
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
43
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
p block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Alkali
1.6 CAS Number
74405537440235
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Cmca
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
64.00229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1875
In 1807
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %2 * 10-3 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %~0.004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.55 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %2.30 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %1.10 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.14 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.08 Blood/mg dm-31,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NA10,000.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
29.78 °C97.72 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,403.00 °C883.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
1.500.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
56.80 MPa0.69 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
2,740.00 m/s3,200.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Ga
Na
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2417
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.810.93
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
2.420.56
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.821.01
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.010.91
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.760.87
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.193.07
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol495.80 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,979.30 kJ/mol4,562.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,963.00 kJ/mol6,910.30 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
6,180.00 kJ/mol9,543.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA13,354.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA16,613.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA20,117.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA25,496.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA28,932.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA141,362.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA159,076.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.87 g/amp-hr0.86 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.20 eV2.75 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
3111
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1
[Ne] 3s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
3111
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
3912
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
3111
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
135.00 pm186.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
122.00 pm166.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
187.00 pm227.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
69.72 amu22.99 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
11.80 cm3/mol23.70 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
69.70 (-eV)14.10 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
451.97 pm429.06 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
5.91 g/cm30.97 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.10 g/cm30.93 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA3.30 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA6.30 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
9.80 GPa10.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.47NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
5.910.97
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
270.00 nΩ·m47.70 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω0.21 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol52.80 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.37 J/(kg K)1.23 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K28.23 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
40.60 W/m·K142.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NA2,573.00 K
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
18.00 µm/(m·K)71.00 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
256.10 kJ/mol89.04 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
5.59 kJ/mol2.59 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
276.10 kJ/mol108.40 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
40.80 J/mol.K51.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1