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Iridium vs Berkelium


Berkelium vs Iridium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ir  
Bk  

Group Number
9  
9
14  
4

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7439885  
99+
7440406  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1949  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
2,410.00 °C  
7
986.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
4,527.00 °C  
10
2,627.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
1,670.00 MPa  
5
260.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,760.00 MPa  
8
1,070.00 MPa  
16

Speed of Sound
4,825.00 m/s  
17
2,560.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
78.00 %  
8
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ir  
Bk  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
14  
25

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
12
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.68  
20
2.70  
1

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
36
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,256.10 kJ/mol  
99+
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
8
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
25
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
23
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
40
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
14
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
32

15th Energy Level
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
8
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

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

18th Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
37
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

23rd Energy Level
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
7
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
19

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19

Electron Work Function
4.55 eV  
18
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
77  
39
97  
21

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2  
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Iridium.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
74  
99+
97  
21

Number of Neutrons
110  
28
150  
12

Number of Electrons
74  
99+
97  
21

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
24

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
34
244.00 pm  
14

Atomic Weight
192.22 amu  
34
247.00 amu  
18

Atomic Volume
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+
13.39 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Osmium
  
Curium
  

Next Element
Platinum
  

Valence Electron Potential
140.00 (-eV)  
5
45.50 (-eV)  
37

Lattice Constant
383.90 pm  
29
341.60 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
35
1.57  
38

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.56 g/cm3  
10
14.78 g/cm3  
23

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
19.00 g/cm3  
13
13.25 g/cm3  
29

Tensile Strength
2,000.00 MPa  
2
70.00 MPa  
31

Viscosity
0.00  
21
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
26
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
210.00 GPa  
2
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
320.00 GPa  
3
13.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
528.00 GPa  
1
13.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
22
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.78  
12
14.00  
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
5
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
47.10 nΩ·m  
99+
7.60 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10
0.10 106/cm Ω  
25

Electron Affinity
151.00 kJ/mol  
4
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
25.10 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
147.00 W/m·K  
10
10.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,719.00 K  
8
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.25 µm/(m·K)  
36

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol  
1
380.00 kJ/mol  
27

Enthalpy of Fusion
35.23 kJ/mol  
1
13.25 kJ/mol  
31

Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol  
1
601.00 kJ/mol  
11

Standard Molar Entropy
35.50 J/mol.K  
99+
52.00 J/mol.K  
37

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