1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
1.2 Group Number
1.3 Period Number
1.4 Block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Probably Post-Transition
1.6 CAS Number
744058654085642
7429905
54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
1.8 Space Group Number
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
Not Available
2.2 Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Synthetically Produced
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2.3.2 Discovery
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
3.2.4 Abundance In Meteorites
3.2.6 Abundance In Earth's Crust
4.1.1 Abundance In Oceans
4.1.2 Abundance In Humans
5 Uses
5.1 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.
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It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
- Currently known uses of Ununpentium metal are limited to research purpose only.
5.1.1 Industrial Uses
5.1.2 Medical Uses
5.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Research Purposes
5.2 Biological Properties
5.2.1 Toxicity
5.2.2 Present in Human Body
5.2.3 In Blood
5.4.2 In Bone
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
2,150.00 °C400.00 °C
27
3410
6.2 Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C1,100.00 °C
147
5660
6.3 Appearance
6.3.1 Physical State
6.3.2 Color
6.3.3 Luster
6.4 Hardness
6.4.1 Mohs Hardness
6.5.1 Brinell Hardness
6.5.2 Vickers Hardness
6.7 Speed of Sound
7.3 Optical Properties
7.3.1 Refractive Index
7.3.2 Reflectivity
7.5 Allotropes
7.5.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.5.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.5.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
8.3 Electronegativity
8.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
8.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
8.3.4 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
8.3.6 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
8.3.8 Allen Electronegativity
8.4 Electropositivity
8.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
8.6 Ionization Energies
8.6.1 1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol538.40 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
8.7.2 2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol1,756.00 kJ/mol
710.2162
28750
8.7.4 3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol2,653.30 kJ/mol
1600
34230
8.7.6 4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol4,679.50 kJ/mol
2780
37066
8.7.8 5th Energy Level
NA5,721.60 kJ/mol
4305.2
97510
8.7.9 6th Energy Level
8.7.11 7th Energy level
8.7.13 8th Energy Level
8.7.15 9th Energy Level
8.7.17 10th Energy Level
8.7.19 11th Energy Level
8.7.21 12th Energy Level
8.7.22 13th Energy Level
8.7.24 14th Energy Level
8.7.26 15th Energy Level
8.7.28 16th Energy Level
8.7.30 17th Energy Level
8.7.31 18th Energy Level
8.7.33 19th Energy Level
8.7.35 20th Energy Level
8.7.36 21st Energy Level
8.7.38 22nd Energy Level
8.7.40 23rd Energy Level
8.7.41 24th Energy Level
8.7.43 25th Energy Level
8.7.45 26th Energy Level
8.7.47 27th Energy Level
8.7.48 28th Energy Level
8.7.50 29th Energy Level
8.7.52 30th Energy Level
8.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hrNA
0.16812
8.3209
8.9 Electron Work Function
8.10 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3
9.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Not Known
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
9.4.4 Number of Neutrons
9.5.1 Number of Electrons
9.7 Radius of an Atom
9.7.1 Atomic Radius
10.1.1 Covalent Radius
10.1.2 Van der Waals Radius
10.5 Atomic Weight
178.49 amu289.00 amu
6.94
294
10.6 Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/molNA
1.39
71.07
10.7 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
10.7.1 Previous Element
10.7.2 Next Element
10.8 Valence Electron Potential
10.9 Lattice Constant
319.64 pmNA
228.58
891.25
10.11 Lattice Angles
10.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
11 Mechanical
11.1 Density
11.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm34.51 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
11.1.4 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.3 Tensile Strength
11.4 Viscosity
11.6 Vapor Pressure
11.6.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
11.6.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
11.9 Elasticity properties
11.9.1 Shear Modulus
11.10.1 Bulk Modulus
11.12.1 Young's Modulus
12.2 Poisson Ratio
12.3 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Unknown
13 Magnetic
13.1 Magnetic Characteristics
13.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.1.3 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
13.1.4 Permeability
13.1.5 Susceptibility
13.3 Electrical Properties
13.3.1 Electrical Property
13.3.2 Resistivity
13.5.2 Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm ΩNA
0.00666
0.63
13.5.4 Electron Affinity
14 Thermal
14.1 Specific Heat
14.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·KNA
16.443
62.7
14.3 Thermal Conductivity
14.4 Critical Temperature
14.5 Thermal Expansion
14.7 Enthalpy
14.7.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/molNA
7.32
799.1
15.1.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.1.5 Enthalpy of Atomization
15.3 Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.KNA
9.5
198.1