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Gold vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Gold


Periodic Table

Symbol
Au  
Bh  

Group Number
11  
7
7  
11

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440575  
31
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
225.00  
2
Not Available  

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %  
26
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %  
26
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
21
Not Available  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
18
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
35
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
30
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,064.43 °C  
99+
Not Available  

Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C  
36
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gold  
Unknown  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
14
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa  
99+
Not Available  

Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa  
31
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
Not Available  

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
Au  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.54  
1
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
18
Not Available  

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87  
7
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.92  
5
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.46  
99+
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
30

3rd Energy Level
Not Available  
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available  
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
37

6th Energy Level
Not Available  
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
24

7th Energy level
Not Available  
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
22

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr  
21
Not Available  

Electron Work Function
5.10 eV  
4
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
79  
37
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
79  
37
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
118  
23
155  
8

Number of Electrons
79  
37
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
32
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
40
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm  
39
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
196.97 amu  
33
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
10.20 cm3/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Platinum
  

Next Element
Mercury
  
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
407.82 pm  
21
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
4
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3  
15
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.31 g/cm3  
6
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
15
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
23
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa)  
4
Not Available  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
27
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
24
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Unknown  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.32  
8
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Unknown  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K  
40
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
318.00 W/m·K  
3
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
26
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol  
27
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol  
27
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol  
25
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
47.40 J/mol.K  
32
Not Available  

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