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Hafnium vs Lead


Lead vs Hafnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hf   
Pb   

Group Number
4   
14
14   
4

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
d block   
p block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440586   
30
7439921   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1922   
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
37
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
31
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
27
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
8

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 also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry   
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

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

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3   
11

In Bone
Not Available   
30.00 p.p.m.   
10

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,150.00 °C   
10
327.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C   
5
1,740.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
1.50   
18

Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa   
6
38.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa   
5
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s   
27
1,190.00 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   
Pb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32   
7
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.87   
13

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.29   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
1.55   
11

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.41   
2

Allen Electronegativity
1.16   
37
1.85   
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
1.67   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol   
40
715.60 kJ/mol   
31

2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,450.50 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,081.50 kJ/mol   
23

4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,083.00 kJ/mol   
35

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,640.00 kJ/mol   
20

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.87 g/amp-hr   
9

Electron Work Function
3.90 eV   
27
4.25 eV   
21

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
72   
99+
82   
34

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
72   
99+
82   
34

Number of Neutrons
106   
29
125   
19

Number of Electrons
72   
99+
82   
34

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
175.00 pm   
19

Covalent Radius
175.00 pm   
23
146.00 pm   
38

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
202.00 pm   
27

Atomic Weight
178.49 amu   
39
207.20 amu   
30

Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol   
38
18.17 cm3/mol   
27

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lutetium
  
Thallium
  

Next Element
Tantalum
  
Bismuth
  

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

Lattice Constant
319.64 pm   
99+
495.08 pm   
16

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
11.34 g/cm3   
33

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm3   
12
10.66 g/cm3   
15

Tensile Strength
445.00 MPa   
8
12.00 MPa   
20

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
1.64 (Pa)   
7

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa   
23
5.60 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa   
15
46.00 GPa   
24

Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa   
25
16.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.37   
7
0.44   
3

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.31   
18
11.35   
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m   
14
208.00 nΩ·m   
16

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
39
0.05 106/cm Ω   
36

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
35.10 kJ/mol   
28

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
37
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K   
36
26.65 J/mol·K   
26

Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K   
99+
35.30 W/m·K   
38

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)   
99+
28.90 µm/(m·K)   
13

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol   
5
179.40 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol   
8
4.77 kJ/mol   
99+

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

Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K   
34
64.80 J/mol.K   
17

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