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Hafnium vs Copernicium

Hafnium
Copernicium
Copernicium vs Hafnium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Hf  
Cn  
Group Number
4  
14
12  
6
Period Number
6  
7  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440586  
30
54084263  
7
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
187.00  
8
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  
Copernicium was first synthesized in 1996 by a German research team.  
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining  
Synthetically Produced  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Discovery
In 1922  
In 1996  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
39
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  
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
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
14
-  
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry  
-  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Research Purposes  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
-  
Present in Human Body
No  
No  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
2,150.00 °C  
10
-  
Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C  
5
0.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Gray  
-  
Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
4.00  
11
Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa  
6
240.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa  
10
3,570.00 MPa  
2
Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s  
39
3,570.00 m/s  
30
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.00  
15
1.90  
18
Reflectivity
71.00 %  
12
45.00 %  
32
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Hf  
Cn  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
32  
7
1  
34
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
12
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23  
26
1.90  
1
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
13
Allen Electronegativity
1.16  
99+
1.90  
8
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.00  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
40
1,154.90 kJ/mol  
2
2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,170.00 kJ/mol  
9
3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,245.40 kJ/mol  
9
4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,499.70 kJ/mol  
23
5th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
33
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
38
5,850.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
6,590.00 kJ/mol  
40
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
40
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
26
13th Energy Level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
35
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
65,800.00 kJ/mol  
34
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
16
18th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
36
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.60 kJ/mol  
14
20th Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
37
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
28
22nd Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
31
357.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
31
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
33
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
32
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
33
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
38
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
2
29th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
39
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
3
30th Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
35
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
Electron Work Function
3.90 eV  
36
4.90 eV  
12
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Atomic
Atomic Number
72  
99+
112  
6
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
72  
99+
112  
6
Number of Neutrons
106  
30
285  
1
Number of Electrons
72  
99+
112  
6
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
159.00 pm  
30
147.00 pm  
36
Covalent Radius
175.00 pm  
25
122.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
0.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
178.49 amu  
39
285.00 amu  
5
Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol  
99+
17.80 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Lutetium
  
Roentgenium
  
Next Element
Tantalum
  
Nihonium
  
Valence Electron Potential
81.00 (-eV)  
16
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
319.64 pm  
99+
-  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.58  
36
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm3  
27
23.70 g/cm3  
7
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm3  
31
23.70 g/cm3  
8
Tensile Strength
445.00 MPa  
9
0.10 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
28
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
37
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
25
0.00 (Pa)  
37
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
31.00 GPa  
25
Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa  
15
35.00 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa  
27
0.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.31  
30
23.70  
9
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
17
Susceptibility
0.00  
13
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  
Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m  
14
4.90 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K  
99+
13.10 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K  
99+
13.00 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
2,500.00 K  
11
1,323.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.80 µm/(m·K)  
31
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol  
6
357.20 kJ/mol  
31
Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol  
8
-  
Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol  
5
-  
Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K  
99+
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
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