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Gold vs Seaborgium


Seaborgium vs Gold


Periodic Table

Symbol
Au  
Sg  

Group Number
11  
7
6  
12

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440575  
31
54038812  
9

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
166.00  
9

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.
  
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE  
In 1974  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
21
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
21
-  

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 Seaborgium 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  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,064.43 °C  
99+
-  

Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C  
37
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gold  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa  
99+
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa  
99+
520.00 MPa  
33

Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
0.47  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Au  
Sg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
9  
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.54  
2
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87  
15
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.92  
7
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.46  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
757.40 kJ/mol  
21

2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29

3rd Energy Level
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39

12th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
971.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

18th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

22nd Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
11
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
38
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
22

24th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
971.00 kJ/mol  
4

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

26th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
4
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

28th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
7
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

29th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
761.90 kJ/mol  
21

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14

Electron Work Function
5.10 eV  
8
6.00 eV  
1

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  
-  

Atomic

Atomic Number
79  
37
106  
12

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

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
106  
12

Number of Neutrons
118  
24
157  
8

Number of Electrons
79  
37
106  
12

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
132.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
143.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm  
99+
230.00 pm  
24

Atomic Weight
196.97 amu  
33
269.00 amu  
9

Atomic Volume
10.20 cm3/mol  
99+
35.00 cm3/mol  
8

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Platinum
  
Dubnium
  

Next Element
Mercury
  
Bohrium
  

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

Lattice Constant
407.82 pm  
24
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.36  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3  
15
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.31 g/cm3  
16
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
30.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
25
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa)  
4
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
12.60 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.32  
17
35.00  
6

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
22
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
0.38 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19

Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
35.00 J/mol·K  
5

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

Critical Temperature
1,337.00 K  
99+
1,200.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol  
99+
585.00 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
650.00 kJ/mol  
8

Standard Molar Entropy
47.40 J/mol.K  
99+
42.70 J/mol.K  
99+

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