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Gold vs Uranium


Uranium vs Gold


Periodic Table

Symbol
Au  
U  

Group Number
11  
7
0  
18

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440575  
31
7440611  
28

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Cmcm  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
63.00  
13

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.
  
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals  
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
-  

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE  
In 1789  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
11

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.
  
  • The main use of this metal include nuclear fuel which is used to generate electricity yin nuclear power stations.
  • Synthetic elements like transuranium are made from Uranium metal.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys, Jewellery, Nuclear Reactor's Fuel, Sculptures, Statues  

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  
37

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
35
1.20 p.p.m.  
19

Physical

Melting Point
1,064.43 °C  
99+
1,132.00 °C  
39

Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C  
37
3,818.00 °C  
16

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gold  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa  
99+
2,350.00 MPa  
2

Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa  
99+
1,960.00 MPa  
6

Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
3,155.00 m/s  
36

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
0.47  
99+
1.38  
40

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Au  
U  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.54  
2
1.38  
29

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.38  
22

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87  
15
1.38  
29

Allen Electronegativity
1.92  
7
1.38  
36

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.46  
99+
2.62  
26

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
1,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
3,145.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
34

15th Energy Level
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

18th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
38
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
1.48 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.10 eV  
8
3.63 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
79  
37
92  
26

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Uranium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
79  
37
92  
26

Number of Neutrons
118  
24
146  
14

Number of Electrons
79  
37
92  
26

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
156.00 pm  
31

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
196.00 pm  
14

Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm  
99+
186.00 pm  
40

Atomic Weight
196.97 amu  
33
238.03 amu  
21

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Platinum
  

Next Element
Mercury
  
Neptunium
  

Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
170.00 (-eV)  
4

Lattice Constant
407.82 pm  
24
295.08 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.02  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3  
15
19.10 g/cm3  
17

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.31 g/cm3  
16
17.30 g/cm3  
17

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
100.00 MPa  
28

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
21

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa)  
4
0.01 (Pa)  
20

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
111.00 GPa  
10

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
208.00 GPa  
11

Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.23  
30

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.32  
17
18.80  
19

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
22
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
0.28 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
0.04 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
50.60 kJ/mol  
25

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
27.67 J/mol·K  
18

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

Critical Temperature
1,337.00 K  
99+
1,405.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29
13.90 µm/(m·K)  
30

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol  
99+
477.00 kJ/mol  
18

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
15.48 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
489.50 kJ/mol  
18

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

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