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Hafnium Copper Comparison


Copper Hafnium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hf  
Cu  

Group Number
4  
14
11  
7

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440586  
30
7440508  
37

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining  
Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy  
-  

Discovery
In 1922  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
37
0.01 %  
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
31
0.01 %  
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
14
0.00 %  
10

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
26.00 p.p.m.  
12

Physical

Melting Point
2,150.00 °C  
10
1,084.62 °C  
40

Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C  
5
2,562.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Copper  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa  
6
235.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa  
10
343.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s  
39
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.00  
15
1.10  
99+

Reflectivity
71.00 %  
12
90.00 %  
4

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Hf  
Cu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32  
7
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23  
26
1.75  
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.49  
27

Allen Electronegativity
1.16  
99+
1.85  
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
40
745.50 kJ/mol  
22

2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15

3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15

4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21

5th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
33
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16

7th Energy level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

8th Energy Level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

9th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
38
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9

10th Energy Level
6,590.00 kJ/mol  
40
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

11th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
40
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13

12th Energy Level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27

13th Energy Level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
35
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

14th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

15th Energy Level
65,800.00 kJ/mol  
34
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12

18th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
36
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

19th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11

20th Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
37
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2

21st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

22nd Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
31
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1

23rd Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

24th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
31
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

25th Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
33
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

26th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
32
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

27th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
33
745.50 kJ/mol  
18

28th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
38
745.50 kJ/mol  
24

29th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
39
745.50 kJ/mol  
25

30th Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
35
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
3.90 eV  
36
4.65 eV  
16

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
72  
99+
29  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
72  
99+
29  
99+

Number of Neutrons
106  
30
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
72  
99+
29  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm  
30
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
175.00 pm  
25
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
140.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
178.49 amu  
39
63.55 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol  
99+
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lutetium
  
Nickel
  

Next Element
Tantalum
  
Zinc
  

Valence Electron Potential
81.00 (-eV)  
16
34.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
319.64 pm  
99+
361.49 pm  
39

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.28  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm3  
27
8.96 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm3  
31
8.02 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
445.00 MPa  
9
210.00 MPa  
19

Viscosity
0.00  
28
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
1.53 (Pa)  
8

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
25
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
48.00 GPa  
15

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa  
15
140.00 GPa  
12

Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa  
27
120.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.31  
30
8.89  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
19

Susceptibility
0.00  
13
0.00  
31

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m  
14
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15

Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K  
99+
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K  
99+
401.00 W/m·K  
2

Critical Temperature
2,500.00 K  
11
1,358.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol  
6
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol  
8
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol  
5
338.90 kJ/mol  
39

Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K  
99+
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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