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Hassium vs Niobium


Niobium vs Hassium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hs  
Nb  

Group Number
8  
10
5  
13

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54037579  
11
7440031  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Hassium metals rate of decay is very high.
  • Hassium metals 1st sample was synthesized through a nuclear reaction.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Charles Hatchett  

Discovery
In 1984  
In 1801  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Hassium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.07 p.p.m.  
30

Physical

Melting Point
-  
2,468.00 °C  
6

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
2,468.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Gray  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
230.00 MPa  
99+
735.00 MPa  
15

Vickers Hardness
2,450.00 MPa  
5
870.00 MPa  
19

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
3,480.00 m/s  
31

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.30  
8

Reflectivity
69.00 %  
14
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Hs  
Nb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
7  
31
17  
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.60  
24

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.42  
20

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.60  
22

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.41  
35

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.40  
31

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
25
1,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,827.00 kJ/mol  
37
2,416.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,637.50 kJ/mol  
99+
3,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,877.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,175.10 kJ/mol  
99+
9,847.00 kJ/mol  
17

7th Energy level
7,535.50 kJ/mol  
32
12,100.00 kJ/mol  
14

8th Energy Level
8,857.40 kJ/mol  
21
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

15th Energy Level
68,200.00 kJ/mol  
31
65,200.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

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

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

20th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
14
652.00 kJ/mol  
38

21st Energy Level
1,086.00 kJ/mol  
30
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
350.00 kJ/mol  
99+
694.00 kJ/mol  
30

23rd Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
34
4,490.00 kJ/mol  
30

24th Energy Level
540.90 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
33

25th Energy Level
610.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
35

26th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
34

27th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
5
652.10 kJ/mol  
35

28th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
14
652.10 kJ/mol  
40

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

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.30 eV  
25

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
108  
10
41  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2  
[Kr] 4d4 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
108  
10
41  
99+

Number of Neutrons
158  
7
52  
99+

Number of Electrons
108  
10
41  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
146.00 pm  
37

Covalent Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
164.00 pm  
30

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
92.91 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Bohrium
  
Zirconium
  

Next Element

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
104.00 (-eV)  
8

Lattice Constant
-  
330.04 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.31  
99+
1.47  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
330.00 MPa  
14

Viscosity
0.00  
27
0.00  
22

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
36

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
40.00 GPa  
19
38.00 GPa  
20

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
170.00 GPa  
10

Young's Modulus
40.00 GPa  
99+
105.00 GPa  
22

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.40  
4

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
41.00  
2
8.57  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
4

Susceptibility
0.00  
25
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
41.00 nΩ·m  
99+
152.00 nΩ·m  
23

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
33

Electron Affinity
63.20 kJ/mol  
19
86.10 kJ/mol  
14

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.26 J/(kg K)  
20

Molar Heat Capacity
25.92 J/mol·K  
99+
24.60 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
53.70 W/m·K  
29

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,750.00 K  
7

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
126.00 kJ/mol  
99+
696.60 kJ/mol  
5

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
27.20 kJ/mol  
6

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
745.00 kJ/mol  
4

Standard Molar Entropy
57.20 J/mol.K  
29
36.40 J/mol.K  
99+

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