Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
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Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1922
In 1961–1971
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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 Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
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Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
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Electrical Property
Conductor
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