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Gold vs Niobium

Gold
Niobium
Niobium vs Gold


Periodic Table
Symbol
Au  
Nb  
Group Number
11  
7
5  
13
Period Number
6  
5  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440575  
31
7440031  
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
229.00  
2
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.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals  
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
-  
Charles Hatchett  
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE  
In 1801  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
35
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
25
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
34
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.
  
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Low Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25
In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
35
0.07 p.p.m.  
30
Physical
Melting Point
1,064.43 °C  
99+
2,468.00 °C  
6
Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C  
37
2,468.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Gold  
Gray  
Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
6.00  
6
Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa  
99+
735.00 MPa  
15
Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa  
99+
870.00 MPa  
19
Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
3,480.00 m/s  
31
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
0.47  
99+
2.30  
8
Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
70.00 %  
13
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Au  
Nb  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
36  
3
17  
22
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.54  
2
1.60  
24
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.42  
20
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.23  
26
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87  
15
1.60  
22
Allen Electronegativity
1.92  
7
1.41  
35
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.46  
99+
2.40  
31
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
2,416.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
3,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
4,877.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
9,847.00 kJ/mol  
17
7th Energy level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
12,100.00 kJ/mol  
14
8th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
691.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
65,200.00 kJ/mol  
35
16th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
25
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
37
19th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
23
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
13
652.00 kJ/mol  
38
21st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
11
694.00 kJ/mol  
30
23rd Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
38
4,490.00 kJ/mol  
30
24th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
652.10 kJ/mol  
33
25th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
5
652.10 kJ/mol  
35
26th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
652.10 kJ/mol  
34
27th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
4
652.10 kJ/mol  
35
28th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
7
652.10 kJ/mol  
40
29th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
652.00 kJ/mol  
37
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
5.10 eV  
8
4.30 eV  
25
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
79  
37
41  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
[Kr] 4d4 5s1  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
79  
37
41  
99+
Number of Neutrons
118  
24
52  
99+
Number of Electrons
79  
37
41  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
146.00 pm  
37
Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
164.00 pm  
30
Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35
Atomic Weight
196.97 amu  
33
92.91 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
10.20 cm3/mol  
99+
10.87 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Platinum
  
Zirconium
  
Next Element
Mercury
  
Molybdenum
  
Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
104.00 (-eV)  
8
Lattice Constant
407.82 pm  
24
330.04 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.47  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3  
15
8.57 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.31 g/cm3  
16
8.57 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
330.00 MPa  
14
Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
22
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
25
0.00 (Pa)  
16
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa)  
4
0.00 (Pa)  
36
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
38.00 GPa  
20
Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
170.00 GPa  
10
Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
105.00 GPa  
22
Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.40  
4
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
19.32  
17
8.57  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
4
Susceptibility
0.00  
22
0.00  
30
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
152.00 nΩ·m  
23
Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
0.07 106/cm Ω  
33
Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
86.10 kJ/mol  
14
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.26 J/(kg K)  
20
Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
24.60 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
318.00 W/m·K  
3
53.70 W/m·K  
29
Critical Temperature
1,337.00 K  
99+
2,750.00 K  
7
Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29
7.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol  
99+
696.60 kJ/mol  
5
Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
27.20 kJ/mol  
6
Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
745.00 kJ/mol  
4
Standard Molar Entropy
47.40 J/mol.K  
99+
36.40 J/mol.K  
99+
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