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Hassium vs Mercury


Mercury vs Hassium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hs  
Hg  

Group Number
8  
10
12  
6

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54037579  
11
7439976  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
R_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Hassium metals rate of decay is very high.
  • Hassium metals 1st sample was synthesized through a nuclear reaction.
  
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Ancient Chinese and Indians  

Discovery
In 1984  
Before 2000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.09 %  
2

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.05 %  
9

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Hassium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.45 p.p.m.  
23

Physical

Melting Point
-  
-38.83 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
356.58 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Liquid  

Color
Silver  
Silver  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
230.00 MPa  
99+
5.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
2,450.00 MPa  
5
0.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
1,451.40 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
69.00 %  
14
73.00 %  
10

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Hs  
Hg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
7  
31
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.44  
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.81  
17

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.44  
34

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
733.30 kJ/mol  
26
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4

2nd Energy Level
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
25
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21

3rd Energy Level
2,827.00 kJ/mol  
37
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20

4th Energy Level
3,637.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,175.10 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,535.50 kJ/mol  
32
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,857.40 kJ/mol  
21
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,124.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
68,200.00 kJ/mol  
31
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1

16th Energy Level
32,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,089.00 kJ/mol  
22
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,086.50 kJ/mol  
19
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20

20th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
14
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11

21st Energy Level
1,086.00 kJ/mol  
30
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33

22nd Energy Level
350.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8

23rd Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
34
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36

24th Energy Level
540.90 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

25th Energy Level
610.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

26th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

27th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
5
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2

28th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
14
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
5

29th Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol  
11
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
6

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.49 eV  
20

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
108  
10
80  
36

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
108  
10
80  
36

Number of Neutrons
158  
7
121  
23

Number of Electrons
108  
10
80  
36

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
34

Covalent Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
155.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
200.59 amu  
32

Atomic Volume
22.70 cm3/mol  
18
14.82 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Bohrium
  
Gold
  

Next Element
Thallium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
300.50 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.31  
99+
0.42  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
40.70 g/cm3  
1
13.53 g/cm3  
25

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
41.00 g/cm3  
1
13.55 g/cm3  
27

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
27
0.00  
4

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
40.00 GPa  
19
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
25.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
41.00  
2
13.53  
27

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
25
0.00  
20

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
41.00 nΩ·m  
99+
961.00 nΩ·m  
1

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

Electron Affinity
63.20 kJ/mol  
19
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.14 J/(kg K)  
39

Molar Heat Capacity
25.92 J/mol·K  
99+
27.98 J/mol·K  
16

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,750.00 K  
33

Thermal Expansion
21.20 µm/(m·K)  
23
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
126.00 kJ/mol  
99+
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
57.20 J/mol.K  
29
75.80 J/mol.K  
6

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