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Gold vs Einsteinium


Einsteinium vs Gold


Periodic Table

Symbol
Au  
Es  

Group Number
11  
7
13  
5

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440575  
31
7429927  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
21
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
24

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 Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

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

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
35
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,064.43 °C  
99+
860.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C  
37
996.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gold  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa  
99+
240.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa  
99+
550.00 MPa  
31

Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
2,850.00 m/s  
40

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
0.47  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
63.00 %  
20

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Au  
Es  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.54  
2
1.54  
27

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87  
15
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.92  
7
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.46  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
2,334.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
3,734.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
40

6th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
4,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
12

13th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
39

14th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
28

15th Energy Level
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
40

16th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
30

17th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
25
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
23
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
13
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15

22nd Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
11
619.00 kJ/mol  
38

23rd Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
38
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15

24th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
619.40 kJ/mol  
40

25th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
5
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
619.40 kJ/mol  
40

27th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
4
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
7
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
4.74 g/amp-hr  
5

Electron Work Function
5.10 eV  
8
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
79  
37
99  
19

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
[Rn] 5f11 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
79  
37
99  
19

Number of Neutrons
118  
24
153  
10

Number of Electrons
79  
37
99  
19

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
186.00 pm  
11

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
186.00 pm  
21

Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
196.97 amu  
33
252.00 amu  
16

Atomic Volume
10.20 cm3/mol  
99+
17.04 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Platinum
  

Next Element
Mercury
  
Fermium
  

Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
0.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
407.82 pm  
24
582.00 pm  
8

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.29  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3  
15
8.84 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.31 g/cm3  
16
8.84 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
25
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa)  
4
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
40.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.33  
11

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.32  
17
8.84  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
22
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
6.30 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
0.14 106/cm Ω  
15

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
27.20 J/mol·K  
24

Thermal Conductivity
318.00 W/m·K  
3
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,337.00 K  
99+
1,133.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29
13.50 µm/(m·K)  
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol  
99+
323.80 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
14.80 kJ/mol  
24

Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
47.40 J/mol.K  
99+
63.00 J/mol.K  
24

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