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Gallium vs Uranium


Uranium vs Gallium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ga   
U   

Group Number
13   
5
0   
18

Period Number
4   
7   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440553   
32
7440611   
28

Space Group Name
Cmca   
Cmcm   

Space Group Number
64.00   
9
63.00   
10

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.
  
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
2 * 10-8 %   
29

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
11

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.
  
  • The main use of this metal include nuclear fuel which is used to generate electricity yin nuclear power stations.
  • Synthetic elements like transuranium are made from Uranium metal.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Jewellery, Nuclear Reactor's Fuel, Sculptures, Statues   

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+
1,132.00 °C   
39

Boiling Point
2,403.00 °C   
99+
3,818.00 °C   
16

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50   
18
6.00   
6

Brinell Hardness
56.80 MPa   
99+
2,350.00 MPa   
2

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
1,960.00 MPa   
2

Speed of Sound
2,740.00 m/s   
31
3,155.00 m/s   
25

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   
U   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
24   
15
25   
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.81   
15
1.38   
28

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
2.62   
26

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,979.30 kJ/mol   
13
1,420.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,963.00 kJ/mol   
28
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
6,180.00 kJ/mol   
8
3,145.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.87 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.48 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.20 eV   
23
3.63 eV   
30

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
31   
99+
92   
26

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1   
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Uranium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
31   
99+
92   
26

Number of Neutrons
39   
99+
146   
13

Number of Electrons
31   
99+
92   
26

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
135.00 pm   
99+
156.00 pm   
29

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm   
99+
196.00 pm   
14

Van der Waals Radius
187.00 pm   
32
186.00 pm   
33

Atomic Weight
69.72 amu   
99+
238.03 amu   
21

Atomic Volume
11.80 cm3/mol   
99+
12.59 cm3/mol   
40

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zinc
  

Next Element
Rubidium
  
Neptunium
  

Valence Electron Potential
69.70 (-eV)   
19
170.00 (-eV)   
4

Lattice Constant
451.97 pm   
18
295.08 pm   
99+

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+
19.10 g/cm3   
17

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.10 g/cm3   
99+
17.30 g/cm3   
7

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.01 (Pa)   
20

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
111.00 GPa   
10

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
100.00 GPa   
16

Young's Modulus
9.80 GPa   
99+
208.00 GPa   
10

Poisson Ratio
0.47   
1
0.23   
30

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.91   
99+
18.80   
10

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Poor Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
29
0.04 106/cm Ω   
37

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.37 J/(kg K)   
16
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K   
35
27.67 J/mol·K   
15

Thermal Conductivity
40.60 W/m·K   
34
27.50 W/m·K   
40

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
18.00 µm/(m·K)   
24
13.90 µm/(m·K)   
27

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
256.10 kJ/mol   
36
477.00 kJ/mol   
13

Enthalpy of Fusion
5.59 kJ/mol   
99+
15.48 kJ/mol   
19

Enthalpy of Atomization
276.10 kJ/mol   
39
489.50 kJ/mol   
14

Standard Molar Entropy
40.80 J/mol.K   
38
50.20 J/mol.K   
31

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