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Gallium vs Vanadium


Vanadium vs Gallium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ga  
V  

Group Number
13  
5
5  
13

Period Number
4  
4  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440553  
32
7440622  
27

Space Group Name
Cmca  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
64.00  
12
229.00  
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.
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
Andrés Manuel del Río  

Discovery
In 1875  
In 1801  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
11

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
16
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
16
0.01 %  
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
24
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
14

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
19

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.
  
  • Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
  • Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
  

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

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
13
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
39

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical

Melting Point
29.78 °C  
99+
1,890.00 °C  
13

Boiling Point
2,403.00 °C  
99+
3,380.00 °C  
21

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Blue-Silver Grey  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
6.70  
4

Brinell Hardness
56.80 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
24

Vickers Hardness
111.00 MPa  
99+
628.00 MPa  
25

Speed of Sound
2,740.00 m/s  
99+
4,560.00 m/s  
22

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.81  
20
2.05  
13

Reflectivity
36.00 %  
33
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ga  
V  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
24  
15
22  
17

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.81  
16
1.63  
21

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.42  
2
1.39  
21

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.82  
2
1.45  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.01  
9
1.63  
21

Allen Electronegativity
1.76  
17
1.53  
29

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.19  
40
2.37  
34

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,979.30 kJ/mol  
13
1,414.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,963.00 kJ/mol  
28
2,830.00 kJ/mol  
36

4th Energy Level
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
16
4,507.00 kJ/mol  
35

5th Energy Level
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,298.70 kJ/mol  
38

6th Energy Level
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,363.00 kJ/mol  
6

7th Energy level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14,530.00 kJ/mol  
5

8th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,730.00 kJ/mol  
7

9th Energy Level
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,860.00 kJ/mol  
7

10th Energy Level
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,240.00 kJ/mol  
12

11th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
24,670.00 kJ/mol  
15

12th Energy Level
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
20
29,730.00 kJ/mol  
34

13th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
32,446.00 kJ/mol  
12

14th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
86,450.00 kJ/mol  
1

15th Energy Level
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
94,170.00 kJ/mol  
3

16th Energy Level
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
102,300.00 kJ/mol  
3

17th Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
112,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

18th Energy Level
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+
121,600.00 kJ/mol  
5

19th Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
130,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

20th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
143,400.00 kJ/mol  
8

21st Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
151,440.00 kJ/mol  
8

22nd Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
650.00 kJ/mol  
32

23rd Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
34

25th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
36

26th Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
35

27th Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
36

28th Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
38

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

Electron Work Function
4.20 eV  
30
4.30 eV  
25

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
31  
99+
23  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1  
[Ar] 3d3 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
31  
99+
23  
99+

Number of Neutrons
39  
99+
28  
99+

Number of Electrons
31  
99+
23  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
135.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
153.00 pm  
35

Van der Waals Radius
187.00 pm  
39
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
69.72 amu  
99+
50.94 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zinc
  
Titanium
  

Next Element
Rubidium
  
Chromium
  

Valence Electron Potential
69.70 (-eV)  
19
120.00 (-eV)  
6

Lattice Constant
451.97 pm  
20
303.00 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.30  
99+
1.70  
9

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
41.00 MPa  
99+
800.00 MPa  
6

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
11

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
15
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.23 (Pa)  
16

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.20 GPa  
99+
47.00 GPa  
16

Bulk Modulus
37.30 GPa  
99+
160.00 GPa  
11

Young's Modulus
9.80 GPa  
99+
128.00 GPa  
17

Poisson Ratio
0.47  
1
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.91  
99+
5.96  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
15

Susceptibility
0.00  
7
0.00  
8

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
270.00 nΩ·m  
15
197.00 nΩ·m  
19

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
34
0.05 106/cm Ω  
40

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol  
37
50.60 kJ/mol  
25

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.37 J/(kg K)  
16
0.49 J/(kg K)  
10

Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K  
99+
24.89 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
302.00 K  
99+
2,183.00 K  
15

Thermal Expansion
18.00 µm/(m·K)  
26
8.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
256.10 kJ/mol  
99+
458.60 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
5.59 kJ/mol  
99+
17.57 kJ/mol  
14

Enthalpy of Atomization
276.10 kJ/mol  
99+
514.60 kJ/mol  
17

Standard Molar Entropy
40.80 J/mol.K  
99+
28.90 J/mol.K  
99+

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