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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
In
Au
1.2 Group Number
1311
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
56
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
p block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74407467440575
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
2.2 Space Group Name
I4/mmm
Fm_ 3m
2.3 Space Group Number
139.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
3.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Unknown
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1863
Before 6000 BCE
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %6 * 10-8 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
3.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
1.3.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Palladium
1.7E-07 22
1.4.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
1.6.2 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
1.2.1 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
2 Uses
2.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
2.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
2.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
2.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
2.2 Biological Properties
2.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non Toxic
2.2.2 Present in Human Body
2.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
2.3.2 In Bone
NA0.02 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
156.61 °C1,064.43 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.4 Boiling Point
2,000.00 °C2,807.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
2.3 Appearance
2.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
2.4.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Gold
2.5.1 Luster
Lustrous
Metallic
2.6 Hardness
2.6.1 Mohs Hardness
1.202.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
2.10.2 Brinell Hardness
8.80 MPa194.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
1.2.1 Vickers Hardness
NA216.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
1.5 Speed of Sound
1,215.00 m/s2,030.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
1.3 Optical Properties
1.3.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
2.2.3 Reflectivity
NA95.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
2.4 Allotropes
2.4.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
2.4.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
2.4.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
3 Chemical
3.1 Chemical Formula
In
Au
3.2 Isotopes
3.2.1 Known Isotopes
3536
Tennessine Metal
0 38
4.3 Electronegativity
4.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.782.54
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.1.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
2.14NA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
7.1.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.491.42
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
7.2.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.761.87
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
7.5.3 Allen Electronegativity
1.661.92
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
8.4 Electropositivity
8.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.221.46
Palladium
1.46 3.3
8.7 Ionization Energies
8.7.1 1st Energy Level
558.30 kJ/mol890.10 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
8.10.2 2nd Energy Level
1,820.70 kJ/mol1,980.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
8.10.4 3rd Energy Level
2,704.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
8.11.1 4th Energy Level
5,210.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
8.12.2 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
8.15.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
8.16.2 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
10.2.2 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
11.2.3 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
11.5.2 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
11.5.6 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
11.5.10 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
11.5.15 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
11.5.20 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
11.6.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
11.7.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
11.9.3 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
11.11.4 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
11.11.8 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
11.11.12 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
11.11.15 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
11.11.19 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
11.11.22 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
11.11.26 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
11.11.29 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
11.11.34 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
1.2.1 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
1.2.3 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
1.3.2 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
1.3.6 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
1.7 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.43 g/amp-hr2.45 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
1.5 Electron Work Function
4.12 eV5.10 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
1.7 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
2 Atomic
2.1 Atomic Number
4979
Lithium Metal
3 117
2.5 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
2.6 Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
2.6.1 Crystal Lattice
2.7 Atom
2.7.1 Number of Protons
4979
Lithium Metal
3 117
2.9.4 Number of Neutrons
66118
Lithium Metal
4 184
3.4.7 Number of Electrons
4979
Lithium Metal
3 117
3.5 Radius of an Atom
3.5.1 Atomic Radius
167.00 pm151.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
3.6.1 Covalent Radius
142.00 pm144.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
3.7.3 Van der Waals Radius
193.00 pm166.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
3.9 Atomic Weight
114.82 amu196.97 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
4.2 Atomic Volume
15.70 cm3/mol10.20 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
5.7 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
5.7.1 Previous Element
5.7.2 Next Element
5.8 Valence Electron Potential
54.00 (-eV)43.40 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
5.9 Lattice Constant
325.23 pm407.82 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.2 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.3 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.61
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
7.31 g/cm319.30 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.4.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.02 g/cm317.31 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.5 Tensile Strength
2.50 MPa120.00 MPa
Iron Metal
2.5 11000
7.6 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.8 Vapor Pressure
7.8.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.01 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.10.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA67.00 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.12 Elasticity properties
7.12.1 Shear Modulus
NA27.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
8.1.1 Bulk Modulus
NA180.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
8.5.1 Young's Modulus
11.00 GPa79.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
9.3 Poisson Ratio
NA0.40
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
10.2 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
7.3119.32
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
11.5.1 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Diamagnetic
11.5.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.6.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
11.9 Electrical Properties
11.9.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
11.9.2 Resistivity
83.70 nΩ·m2.20 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
11.9.6 Electrical Conductivity
0.12 106/cm Ω0.45 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
11.10.3 Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol222.80 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
12.9 Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K25.42 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
14.3 Thermal Conductivity
81.80 W/m·K318.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
14.6 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
15.3 Thermal Expansion
32.10 µm/(m·K)14.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
15.5 Enthalpy
15.5.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
226.40 kJ/mol324.40 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
16.1.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
3.28 kJ/mol12.55 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
2.3.2 Enthalpy of Atomization
242.70 kJ/mol364.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
2.10 Standard Molar Entropy
57.80 J/mol.K47.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1