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Hafnium Radium Comparison


Radium Hafnium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hf   
Ra   

Group Number
4   
14
2   
16

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
d block   
s block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440586   
30
7440144   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  

Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1922   
In 1898   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
37
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
31
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
27
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
20

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 a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,150.00 °C   
10
700.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C   
5
1,737.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa   
6
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa   
5
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s   
27
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Hf   
Ra   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32   
7
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
0.90   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
0.97   
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.92   
20

Allen Electronegativity
1.16   
37
0.89   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
3.10   
5

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol   
40
509.30 kJ/mol   
99+

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

3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr   
99+
4.22 g/amp-hr   
6

Electron Work Function
3.90 eV   
27
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
72   
99+
88   
30

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

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
72   
99+
88   
30

Number of Neutrons
106   
29
138   
16

Number of Electrons
72   
99+
88   
30

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
175.00 pm   
23
221.00 pm   
3

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
283.00 pm   
4

Atomic Weight
178.49 amu   
39
226.00 amu   
26

Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol   
38
45.20 cm3/mol   
4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lutetium
  
Francium
  

Next Element
Tantalum
  
Actinium
  

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

Lattice Constant
319.64 pm   
99+
514.80 pm   
13

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
12
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm3   
26
5.50 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm3   
12
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
445.00 MPa   
8
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
24
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa   
23
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa   
15
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa   
25
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.37   
7
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.31   
18
5.00   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Nonmagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
NA   

Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m   
14
100.00 nΩ·m   
31

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
39
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
37
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K   
36
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K   
99+
18.60 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol   
5
163.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K   
34
71.00 J/mol.K   
14

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