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Iridium Sodium Comparison


Sodium Iridium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ir  
-  

Group Number
9  
9
1  
17

Period Number
6  
3  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7439885  
99+
7440235  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
7

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
29
0.55 %  
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
2.30 %  
5

Abundance In Oceans
-  
1.10 %  
1

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.14 %  
4

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
  
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2

Physical

Melting Point
2,410.00 °C  
7
97.72 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
4,527.00 °C  
10
883.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
0.50  
24

Brinell Hardness
1,670.00 MPa  
5
0.69 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,760.00 MPa  
8
0.69 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,825.00 m/s  
17
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.33  
99+

Reflectivity
78.00 %  
8
53.00 %  
28

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ir  
-  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
17  
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
0.93  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
0.56  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
12
1.01  
36

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
0.91  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.68  
20
0.87  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
3.07  
6

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
9
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
36
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4

3rd Energy Level
2,256.10 kJ/mol  
99+
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6

4th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5

5th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
8
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4

6th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
25
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4

7th Energy level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4

8th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4

9th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4

10th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
23
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2

11th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
20
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2

12th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
40
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
14
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
8
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
26
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
24
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

21st Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
37
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
12
495.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
7
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
8
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
6
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
6
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

28th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
8
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
9
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
6
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.86 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.55 eV  
18
2.75 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
77  
39
11  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2  
[Ne] 3s1  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Iridium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
74  
99+
11  
99+

Number of Neutrons
110  
28
12  
99+

Number of Electrons
74  
99+
11  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
186.00 pm  
11

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
166.00 pm  
29

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
34
227.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
192.22 amu  
34
22.99 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Osmium
  
Beryllium
  

Next Element
Platinum
  
Magnesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
140.00 (-eV)  
5
14.10 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
383.90 pm  
29
429.06 pm  
22

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
35
1.01  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.56 g/cm3  
10
0.97 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
19.00 g/cm3  
13
0.93 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
2,000.00 MPa  
2
10.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
21
0.00  
5

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
26
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
210.00 GPa  
2
3.30 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
320.00 GPa  
3
6.30 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
528.00 GPa  
1
10.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
22
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.78  
12
0.97  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
6

Susceptibility
0.00  
5
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
47.10 nΩ·m  
99+
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9

Electron Affinity
151.00 kJ/mol  
4
52.80 kJ/mol  
24

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3

Molar Heat Capacity
25.10 J/mol·K  
99+
28.23 J/mol·K  
13

Thermal Conductivity
147.00 W/m·K  
10
142.00 W/m·K  
11

Critical Temperature
2,719.00 K  
8
2,573.00 K  
10

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol  
1
89.04 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
35.23 kJ/mol  
1
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol  
1
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
35.50 J/mol.K  
99+
51.30 J/mol.K  
39

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