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Hafnium vs Palladium

Hafnium
Palladium
Palladium vs Hafnium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Hf   
Pd   
Group Number
4   
14
10   
8
Period Number
6   
5   
Block
d block   
d block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7440586   
30
7440053   
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.
  
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining   
Ores of metals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy   
William Hyde Wollaston   
Discovery
In 1922   
In 1803   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000003 %   
24
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
Not Available   
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.
  
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
Physical Properties
Melting Point
2,150.00 °C   
10
1,554.90 °C   
22
Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C   
5
2,963.00 °C   
33
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Gray   
Silver   
Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
4.75   
9
Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa   
6
320.00 MPa   
33
Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa   
5
121.00 MPa   
36
Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s   
27
3,070.00 m/s   
26
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.72   
1
Reflectivity
Not Available   
84.00 %   
4
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   
Pd   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
32   
7
38   
1
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
2.20   
4
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
1.35   
21
Allen Electronegativity
1.16   
37
1.59   
22
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
1.80   
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol   
40
520.23 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol   
99+
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2
3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol   
99+
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3
4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30
Electron Work Function
3.90 eV   
27
5.12 eV   
3
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
72   
99+
46   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2   
[Kr] 4d10   
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
72   
99+
46   
99+
Number of Neutrons
106   
29
60   
99+
Number of Electrons
72   
99+
46   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
137.00 pm   
40
Covalent Radius
175.00 pm   
23
139.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
163.00 pm   
40
Atomic Weight
178.49 amu   
39
106.42 amu   
99+
Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol   
38
8.90 cm3/mol   
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Lutetium
  
Rhodium
  
Next Element
Tantalum
  
Silver
  
Valence Electron Potential
81.00 (-eV)   
16
33.00 (-eV)   
99+
Lattice Constant
319.64 pm   
99+
389.07 pm   
25
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
12.02 g/cm3   
29
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm3   
12
10.38 g/cm3   
17
Tensile Strength
445.00 MPa   
8
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
27
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
24
0.00 (Pa)   
30
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa   
23
44.00 GPa   
17
Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa   
15
180.00 GPa   
9
Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa   
25
121.00 GPa   
16
Poisson Ratio
0.37   
7
0.39   
5
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.31   
18
12.02   
21
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m   
14
105.40 nΩ·m   
29
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
39
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
54.23 kJ/mol   
17
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
37
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23
Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K   
36
25.98 J/mol·K   
33
Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K   
99+
71.80 W/m·K   
23
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)   
99+
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol   
5
376.60 kJ/mol   
19
Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol   
8
16.74 kJ/mol   
18
Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol   
5
393.30 kJ/mol   
22
Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K   
34
37.60 J/mol.K   
40
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