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Hassium vs Cerium


Cerium vs Hassium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hs  
Ce  

Group Number
8  
10
3  
15

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
54037579  
11
7440451  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Hassium metals rate of decay is very high.
  • Hassium metals 1st sample was synthesized through a nuclear reaction.
  
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger  

Discovery
In 1984  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.01 %  
18

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
33

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Hassium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It is used to include flints for cigarette lighters.
  • Its compound Cerium (Ill) Oxide is used as a catalyst; it is put inside the walls of the oven as it prevents from the buildup of cooking residues.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Moderately Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
30

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
2.70 p.p.m.  
14

Physical

Melting Point
-  
795.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
3,257.00 °C  
24

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
230.00 MPa  
99+
186.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
2,450.00 MPa  
5
210.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
2,100.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.20  
9

Reflectivity
69.00 %  
14
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Hs  
Ce  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
7  
31
30  
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.12  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.12  
37

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.08  
32

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.12  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.12  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.88  
11

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
733.30 kJ/mol  
26
534.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
25
1,050.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,827.00 kJ/mol  
37
1,949.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,637.50 kJ/mol  
99+
3,547.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,325.00 kJ/mol  
37

6th Energy Level
6,175.10 kJ/mol  
99+
7,490.00 kJ/mol  
38

7th Energy level
7,535.50 kJ/mol  
32
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,857.40 kJ/mol  
21
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,124.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
68,200.00 kJ/mol  
31
53,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
32,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
53,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,089.00 kJ/mol  
22
534.40 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,086.50 kJ/mol  
19
534.40 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
14
534.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
1,086.00 kJ/mol  
30
5,346.00 kJ/mol  
24

22nd Energy Level
350.00 kJ/mol  
99+
594.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
34
5,346.00 kJ/mol  
26

24th Energy Level
540.90 kJ/mol  
99+
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
610.00 kJ/mol  
99+
534.40 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
5
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
14
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol  
11
565.50 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
594.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
1.74 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
2.84 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
108  
10
58  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2  
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cerium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
108  
10
58  
99+

Number of Neutrons
158  
7
82  
99+

Number of Electrons
108  
10
58  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
181.80 pm  
14

Covalent Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
204.00 pm  
8

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
235.00 pm  
21

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
140.12 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
22.70 cm3/mol  
18
20.67 cm3/mol  
27

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Bohrium
  
Lanthanum
  

Next Element

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
41.78 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
-  
362.00 pm  
38

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.31  
99+
1.59  
31

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
40.70 g/cm3  
1
6.77 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
41.00 g/cm3  
1
6.55 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
270.00 MPa  
17

Viscosity
0.00  
27
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
36

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
1.04 (Pa)  
13

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
40.00 GPa  
19
13.50 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
21.50 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
40.00 GPa  
99+
33.60 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.24  
27

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
41.00  
2
6.77  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
25
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
41.00 nΩ·m  
99+
828.00 nΩ·m  
3

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
63.20 kJ/mol  
19
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33

Molar Heat Capacity
25.92 J/mol·K  
99+
26.94 J/mol·K  
30

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
11.30 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,071.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
21.20 µm/(m·K)  
23
6.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
126.00 kJ/mol  
99+
414.00 kJ/mol  
22

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
5.46 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
381.00 kJ/mol  
31

Standard Molar Entropy
57.20 J/mol.K  
29
72.00 J/mol.K  
12

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