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Iron vs Bismuth


Bismuth vs Iron


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fe  
Bi  

Group Number
8  
10
15  
3

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7439896  
99+
7440699  
22

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
C12/m1  

Space Group Number
229.00  
1
12.00  
12

Facts

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.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown  
Claude François Geoffroy  

Discovery
Before 5000 BC  
In 1753  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %  
1
7 * 10-8 %  
25

Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %  
1
~0.000006 %  
14

Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %  
1
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %  
2
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Humans
0.01 %  
5
Not Available  

Uses

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.
  
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
3
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3  
20

In Bone
380.00 p.p.m.  
5
0.20 p.p.m.  
22

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,535.00 °C  
25
271.30 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,750.00 °C  
37
1,560.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
10
2.25  
15

Brinell Hardness
200.00 MPa  
40
70.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
608.00 MPa  
18
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
5,120.00 m/s  
8
1,790.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
12
Not Available  

Allotropes
Yes  
No  

α Allotropes
Ferrite (alpha Iron)  
Not Available  

β Allotropes
beta Iron  
Not Available  

γ Allotropes
gamma Iron  
Not Available  

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Fe  
Bi  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.83  
14
2.02  
6

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
7
2.34  
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.64  
8
1.67  
6

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available  
2.15  
4

Allen Electronegativity
1.80  
12
2.01  
4

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.17  
40
1.98  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
17
703.00 kJ/mol  
35

2nd Energy Level
1,561.90 kJ/mol  
36
1,610.00 kJ/mol  
33

3rd Energy Level
2,957.00 kJ/mol  
29
2,466.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,290.00 kJ/mol  
16
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
28

5th Energy Level
7,240.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

6th Energy Level
9,560.00 kJ/mol  
14
8,520.00 kJ/mol  
19

7th Energy level
12,060.00 kJ/mol  
15
Not Available  

8th Energy Level
14,580.00 kJ/mol  
14
Not Available  

9th Energy Level
22,540.00 kJ/mol  
5
Not Available  

10th Energy Level
25,290.00 kJ/mol  
8
Not Available  

11th Energy Level
28,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
Not Available  

12th Energy Level
31,920.00 kJ/mol  
9
Not Available  

13th Energy Level
34,830.00 kJ/mol  
9
Not Available  

14th Energy Level
37,840.00 kJ/mol  
11
Not Available  

15th Energy Level
44,100.00 kJ/mol  
11
Not Available  

16th Energy Level
47,206.00 kJ/mol  
13
Not Available  

17th Energy Level
122,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
Not Available  

18th Energy Level
131,000.00 kJ/mol  
2
Not Available  

19th Energy Level
140,500.00 kJ/mol  
3
Not Available  

20th Energy Level
152,600.00 kJ/mol  
5
Not Available  

21st Energy Level
163,000.00 kJ/mol  
5
Not Available  

22nd Energy Level
173,600.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  

23rd Energy Level
188,100.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  

24th Energy Level
195,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+
2.60 g/amp-hr  
19

Electron Work Function
4.70 eV  
10
4.22 eV  
22

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
26  
99+
83  
33

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d6 4s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
26  
99+
83  
33

Number of Neutrons
30  
99+
126  
18

Number of Electrons
26  
99+
83  
33

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
156.00 pm  
29

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
148.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
28
207.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
55.85 amu  
99+
208.98 amu  
29

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
21.30 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Manganese
  
Lead
  

Next Element
Cobalt
  
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
67.00 (-eV)  
20
41.90 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
286.65 pm  
99+
667.40 pm  
2

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.87 g/cm3  
99+
9.78 g/cm3  
39

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.98 g/cm3  
35
10.05 g/cm3  
18

Tensile Strength
11,000.00 MPa  
1
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
28
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
36.80 (Pa)  
5
Not Available  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
82.00 GPa  
11
12.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa  
10
31.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
211.00 GPa  
9
32.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.29  
15
0.33  
11

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.20  
99+
9.79  
30

Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
6.3 * 10-3 H/m  
1
0.00 H/m  
6

Susceptibility
2,00,000.00  
1
0.00  
6

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
96.10 nΩ·m  
32
1.29 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
20
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
15.70 kJ/mol  
34
91.20 kJ/mol  
11

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13
0.12 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
25.10 J/mol·K  
99+
25.52 J/mol·K  
37

Thermal Conductivity
80.40 W/m·K  
22
7.97 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
33
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
351.00 kJ/mol  
23
151.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.90 kJ/mol  
22
10.90 kJ/mol  
33

Enthalpy of Atomization
414.20 kJ/mol  
19
207.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+
56.70 J/mol.K  
24

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