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Gold vs Vanadium


Vanadium vs Gold


Periodic Table

Symbol
Au  
V  

Group Number
11  
7
5  
13

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440575  
31
7440622  
27

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.
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Andrés Manuel del Río  

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE  
In 1801  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
11

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
14

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
19

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.
  
  • Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
  • Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

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

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
39

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
35
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical

Melting Point
1,064.43 °C  
99+
1,890.00 °C  
13

Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C  
37
3,380.00 °C  
21

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gold  
Blue-Silver Grey  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
6.70  
4

Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
24

Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa  
99+
628.00 MPa  
25

Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
4,560.00 m/s  
22

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
0.47  
99+
2.05  
13

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Au  
V  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
22  
17

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.54  
2
1.63  
21

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.39  
21

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.45  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87  
15
1.63  
21

Allen Electronegativity
1.92  
7
1.53  
29

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.46  
99+
2.37  
34

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,414.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
2,830.00 kJ/mol  
36

4th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
4,507.00 kJ/mol  
35

5th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
6,298.70 kJ/mol  
38

6th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
12,363.00 kJ/mol  
6

7th Energy level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
14,530.00 kJ/mol  
5

8th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
16,730.00 kJ/mol  
7

9th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
19,860.00 kJ/mol  
7

10th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
22,240.00 kJ/mol  
12

11th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
24,670.00 kJ/mol  
15

12th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
29,730.00 kJ/mol  
34

13th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
32,446.00 kJ/mol  
12

14th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
86,450.00 kJ/mol  
1

15th Energy Level
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
94,170.00 kJ/mol  
3

16th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
102,300.00 kJ/mol  
3

17th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
25
112,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

18th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
121,600.00 kJ/mol  
5

19th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
23
130,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

20th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
13
143,400.00 kJ/mol  
8

21st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
151,440.00 kJ/mol  
8

22nd Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
11
650.00 kJ/mol  
32

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

24th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
650.90 kJ/mol  
34

25th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
5
650.90 kJ/mol  
36

26th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
650.90 kJ/mol  
35

27th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
4
650.90 kJ/mol  
36

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

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

30th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
650.90 kJ/mol  
38

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
0.38 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  

Atomic

Atomic Number
79  
37
23  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
[Ar] 3d3 4s2  

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
23  
99+

Number of Neutrons
118  
24
28  
99+

Number of Electrons
79  
37
23  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
153.00 pm  
35

Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
196.97 amu  
33
50.94 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Platinum
  
Titanium
  

Next Element
Mercury
  
Chromium
  

Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
120.00 (-eV)  
6

Lattice Constant
407.82 pm  
24
303.00 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.70  
9

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
800.00 MPa  
6

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
11

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa)  
4
0.23 (Pa)  
16

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
47.00 GPa  
16

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
160.00 GPa  
11

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
128.00 GPa  
17

Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.32  
17
5.96  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
15

Susceptibility
0.00  
22
0.00  
8

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
197.00 nΩ·m  
19

Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
0.05 106/cm Ω  
40

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.49 J/(kg K)  
10

Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
24.89 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
318.00 W/m·K  
3
30.70 W/m·K  
40

Critical Temperature
1,337.00 K  
99+
2,183.00 K  
15

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol  
99+
458.60 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
17.57 kJ/mol  
14

Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
514.60 kJ/mol  
17

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

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