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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Hf
Po
1.2 Group Number
416
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
Lithium
2 7
1.5 Block
d block
p block
1.6 Element Family
Transition Metal
Post-​Transition
1.7 CAS Number
74405867440086
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.9 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Pm-3m
1.10 Space Group Number
194.00221.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  • Polonium was the first radioactive element to be discovered.
  • Polonium element and its compounds are highly radioactive.
  • Its alloy with Beryllium provides source of neutrons.
2.2 Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1922
In 1898
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.5.2 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.5.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.5.6 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.5.7 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
  • A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.1.2 In Bone
NA0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
2,150.00 °C254.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
5.3 Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C962.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
5.4 Appearance
5.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.4.2 Color
Gray
Silver
5.4.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
5.5 Hardness
5.5.1 Mohs Hardness
5.50NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
5.5.3 Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
5.5.5 Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
6.2 Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
6.4 Optical Properties
6.4.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
6.4.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
6.6 Allotropes
6.6.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
α-polonium
6.6.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
β-polonium
6.6.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Hf
Po
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
3229
Tennessine
0 38
7.3 Electronegativity
7.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.302.00
Francium
0.7 2.54
7.4.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
7.5.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.231.76
Cesium
0.86 1.82
7.6.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA2.48
Cesium
0.62 2.48
7.6.3 Allen Electronegativity
1.162.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
7.7 Electropositivity
7.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.00
Gold
1.46 3.3
7.8 Ionization Energies
7.8.1 1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol812.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
7.8.2 2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/molNA
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
7.9.1 3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium
1600 34230
7.9.2 4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
7.9.3 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
7.9.4 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
7.9.5 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
7.9.6 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
7.9.7 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
7.9.8 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
7.9.9 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
7.9.10 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
7.9.11 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
7.9.12 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
7.9.13 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
7.9.14 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
7.9.15 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
7.9.16 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
7.9.17 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
7.9.18 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
7.9.19 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
7.9.20 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
7.9.21 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
7.9.22 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
7.9.23 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
7.9.24 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
7.9.25 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
7.9.26 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
7.9.27 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
7.9.28 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
7.10 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr3.90 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
7.11 Electron Work Function
3.90 eVNA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
7.12 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
8 Atomic
8.1 Atomic Number
7284
Lithium
3 117
8.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
8.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Monoclinic (MON)
8.3.1 Crystal Lattice
8.4 Atom
8.4.1 Number of Protons
7284
Lithium
3 117
8.4.2 Number of Neutrons
106125
Lithium
4 184
8.4.3 Number of Electrons
7284
Lithium
3 117
8.5 Radius of an Atom
8.5.1 Atomic Radius
159.00 pm168.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
8.5.2 Covalent Radius
175.00 pm140.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
8.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm197.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
8.6 Atomic Weight
178.49 amu209.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
8.7 Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol22.23 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
8.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
8.8.1 Previous Element
8.8.2 Next Element
8.9 Valence Electron Potential
81.00 (-eV)NA
Francium
8 392.42
8.10 Lattice Constant
319.64 pm335.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
8.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
8.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58NA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
9 Mechanical
9.1 Density
9.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm39.20 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
9.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm39.40 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
9.2 Tensile Strength
445.00 MPaNA
Indium
2.5 11000
9.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
9.4 Vapor Pressure
9.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
9.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
9.5 Elasticity properties
9.5.1 Shear Modulus
30.00 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
9.5.2 Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
9.5.3 Young's Modulus
78.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
9.6 Poisson Ratio
0.37NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
9.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
10 Magnetic
10.1 Magnetic Characteristics
10.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.319.32
Lithium
0.53 4500
10.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Nonmagnetic
10.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
10.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
10.2 Electrical Properties
10.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
10.2.2 Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m0.40 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
10.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
10.2.4 Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol183.30 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
11 Thermal
11.1 Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
11.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K26.40 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
11.3 Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K20.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
11.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
11.5 Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)23.50 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
11.6 Enthalpy
11.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol60.30 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
11.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol13.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
11.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol134.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
11.7 Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1