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Hafnium vs Bismuth

Hafnium
Bismuth
Bismuth vs Hafnium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Hf   
Bi   
Group Number
4   
14
15   
3
Period Number
6   
6   
Block
d block   
p block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   
CAS Number
7440586   
30
7440699   
22
Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
C12/m1   
Space Group Number
194.00   
5
12.00   
12
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy   
Claude François Geoffroy   
Discovery
In 1922   
In 1753   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
7 * 10-8 %   
25
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.000006 %   
14
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
37
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
31
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
27
0.00 %   
24
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.
  
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry   
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   
Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic   
Low Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   
In Blood
Not Available   
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3   
20
In Bone
Not Available   
0.20 p.p.m.   
22
Physical Properties
Melting Point
2,150.00 °C   
10
271.30 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C   
5
1,560.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Gray   
Silver   
Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
2.25   
15
Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa   
6
70.00 MPa   
99+
Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa   
5
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s   
27
1,790.00 m/s   
99+
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   
Bi   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
32   
7
33   
6
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
2.02   
6
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.34   
3
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
1.67   
6
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.15   
4
Allen Electronegativity
1.16   
37
2.01   
4
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
1.98   
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol   
40
703.00 kJ/mol   
35
2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,610.00 kJ/mol   
33
3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,466.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
5th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,400.00 kJ/mol   
30
6th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,520.00 kJ/mol   
19
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.60 g/amp-hr   
19
Electron Work Function
3.90 eV   
27
4.22 eV   
22
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
72   
99+
83   
33
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3   
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
72   
99+
83   
33
Number of Neutrons
106   
29
126   
18
Number of Electrons
72   
99+
83   
33
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
156.00 pm   
29
Covalent Radius
175.00 pm   
23
148.00 pm   
36
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
207.00 pm   
26
Atomic Weight
178.49 amu   
39
208.98 amu   
29
Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol   
38
21.30 cm3/mol   
14
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Lutetium
  
Lead
  
Next Element
Tantalum
  
Polonium
  
Valence Electron Potential
81.00 (-eV)   
16
41.90 (-eV)   
99+
Lattice Constant
319.64 pm   
99+
667.40 pm   
2
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
NA   
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
12
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm3   
26
9.78 g/cm3   
39
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm3   
12
10.05 g/cm3   
18
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
12.00 GPa   
99+
Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa   
15
31.00 GPa   
38
Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa   
25
32.00 GPa   
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.37   
7
0.33   
11
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.31   
18
9.79   
30
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   
Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
6
Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
6
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Semiconductor   
Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m   
14
1.29 nΩ·m   
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
39
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
91.20 kJ/mol   
11
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
25.52 J/mol·K   
37
Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K   
99+
7.97 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)   
99+
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol   
5
151.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol   
8
10.90 kJ/mol   
33
Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol   
5
207.10 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K   
34
56.70 J/mol.K   
24
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