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Hafnium vs Thallium


Thallium vs Hafnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hf  
Tl  

Group Number
4  
14
13  
5

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440586  
30
7440280  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  
  • Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
  • Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
  

Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining  
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy  
William Crookes  

Discovery
In 1922  
In 1861  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
33

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
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
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
14
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
  • In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry  
Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

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

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
38

Physical

Melting Point
2,150.00 °C  
10
303.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C  
5
1,457.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
1.20  
21

Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa  
6
26.50 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa  
10
120.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s  
39
818.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.00  
15
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
71.00 %  
12
8.00 %  
37

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Hf  
Tl  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32  
7
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.62  
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.25  
6

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23  
26
1.44  
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.96  
11

Allen Electronegativity
1.16  
99+
1.79  
16

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.38  
33

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
40
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,971.00 kJ/mol  
14

3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,878.00 kJ/mol  
32

4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
17

5th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
38
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,590.00 kJ/mol  
40
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
40
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37

15th Energy Level
65,800.00 kJ/mol  
34
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38

17th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
37
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
31
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
31
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
33
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
32
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
33
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
38
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol  
39
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
658.00 kJ/mol  
35
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr  
99+
7.63 g/amp-hr  
2

Electron Work Function
3.90 eV  
36
3.84 eV  
39

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
72  
99+
81  
35

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1  

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+
81  
35

Number of Neutrons
106  
30
123  
21

Number of Electrons
72  
99+
81  
35

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm  
30
170.00 pm  
24

Covalent Radius
175.00 pm  
25
145.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
196.00 pm  
37

Atomic Weight
178.49 amu  
39
204.38 amu  
31

Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol  
99+
17.20 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lutetium
  
Mercury
  

Next Element
Tantalum
  
Lead
  

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

Lattice Constant
319.64 pm  
99+
345.66 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.60  
23

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm3  
27
11.85 g/cm3  
33

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm3  
31
11.22 g/cm3  
33

Tensile Strength
445.00 MPa  
9
47.00 MPa  
39

Viscosity
0.00  
28
0.00  
22

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
16.90 (Pa)  
5

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
25
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
2.80 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa  
15
43.00 GPa  
33

Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa  
27
8.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.45  
2

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Sectile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.31  
30
11.85  
35

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
13
0.00  
28

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m  
14
0.18 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.06 106/cm Ω  
37

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19.20 kJ/mol  
38

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K  
99+
26.32 J/mol·K  
37

Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K  
99+
46.10 W/m·K  
33

Critical Temperature
2,500.00 K  
11
577.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
29.90 µm/(m·K)  
12

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol  
6
162.10 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K  
99+
64.20 J/mol.K  
20

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