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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Fe
Cu
1.2 Group Number
811
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.4 Period Number
44
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.5 Block
d block
d block
1.6 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.7 CAS Number
74398967440508
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.8 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Fm_ 3m
1.9 Space Group Number
229.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
Found in Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %6 * 10-6 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %~0.00007 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.5.2 Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %0.01 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.7.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %0.01 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.8.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.10.1 Abundance In Humans
0.01 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Non Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
447.00 Blood/mg dm-31.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
4.2.4 In Bone
380.00 p.p.m.26.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
1,535.00 °C1,084.62 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
5.3 Boiling Point
2,750.00 °C2,562.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
5.5 Appearance
5.5.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.5.2 Color
Gray
Copper
5.5.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
5.6 Hardness
5.6.1 Mohs Hardness
4.003.00
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
5.7.2 Brinell Hardness
200.00 MPa235.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
5.7.4 Vickers Hardness
608.00 MPa343.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
5.9 Speed of Sound
5,120.00 m/s3,810.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
5.10 Optical Properties
5.10.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
5.10.2 Reflectivity
65.00 %90.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
5.11 Allotropes
5.11.1 α Allotropes
Ferrite (alpha Iron)
Not Available
5.11.2 β Allotropes
beta Iron
Not Available
5.11.3 γ Allotropes
gamma Iron
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Fe
Cu
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
2629
Tennessine Metal
0 38
6.4 Electronegativity
6.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.831.90
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
6.4.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
2.201.98
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
7.1.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.641.75
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
7.1.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.49
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
7.1.7 Allen Electronegativity
1.801.85
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
7.3 Electropositivity
7.3.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.172.10
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
7.4 Ionization Energies
7.4.1 1st Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol745.50 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
7.4.2 2nd Energy Level
1,561.90 kJ/mol1,957.90 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
7.4.4 3rd Energy Level
2,957.00 kJ/mol3,555.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
8.1.1 4th Energy Level
5,290.00 kJ/mol5,536.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
8.1.2 5th Energy Level
7,240.00 kJ/mol7,700.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
8.2.1 6th Energy Level
9,560.00 kJ/mol9,900.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
8.3.1 7th Energy level
12,060.00 kJ/mol13,400.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
8.4.1 8th Energy Level
14,580.00 kJ/mol16,000.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
8.4.2 9th Energy Level
22,540.00 kJ/mol19,200.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
8.5.1 10th Energy Level
25,290.00 kJ/mol22,400.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
8.5.2 11th Energy Level
28,000.00 kJ/mol25,600.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
8.6.2 12th Energy Level
31,920.00 kJ/mol35,600.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
8.6.4 13th Energy Level
34,830.00 kJ/mol38,700.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
8.6.5 14th Energy Level
37,840.00 kJ/mol42,000.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
8.6.7 15th Energy Level
44,100.00 kJ/mol46,700.00 kJ/mol
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
8.6.8 16th Energy Level
47,206.00 kJ/mol50,200.00 kJ/mol
Manganese Metal
47206 109480
8.6.9 17th Energy Level
122,200.00 kJ/mol53,700.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
8.7.1 18th Energy Level
131,000.00 kJ/mol61,100.00 kJ/mol
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
8.7.2 19th Energy Level
140,500.00 kJ/mol64,702.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
64702 148700
8.7.3 20th Energy Level
152,600.00 kJ/mol163,700.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
8.7.4 21st Energy Level
163,000.00 kJ/mol174,100.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
8.7.5 22nd Energy Level
173,600.00 kJ/mol184,900.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
8.7.6 23rd Energy Level
188,100.00 kJ/mol198,800.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
8.7.7 24th Energy Level
195,200.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
8.7.8 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
8.7.9 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
8.7.10 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
8.7.11 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
8.7.12 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
8.7.13 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
8.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr1.19 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
8.9 Electron Work Function
4.70 eV4.65 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
8.10 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
2629
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d6 4s2
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
9.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
2629
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
3035
Lithium Metal
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
2629
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
126.00 pm128.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
132.00 pm132.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm140.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
55.85 amu63.55 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol7.10 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
67.00 (-eV)34.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
286.65 pm361.49 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
7.87 g/cm38.96 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.98 g/cm38.02 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
11,000.00 MPaNA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)1.53 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
36.80 (Pa)NA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
82.00 GPa48.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa140.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
211.00 GPa120.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
0.290.34
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
Ductile, Malleable
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
7.208.89
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic
Diamagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
6.3 * 10-3 H/m1.256629 * 10-6 H/m
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
2,00,000.00-9.63 * 10-6
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
96.10 nΩ·m16.78 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω0.60 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
15.70 kJ/mol222.80 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)0.38 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.10 J/mol·K24.44 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
80.40 W/m·K401.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)16.50 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
351.00 kJ/mol283.70 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
14.90 kJ/mol7.11 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
414.20 kJ/mol338.90 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K33.20 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1