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Iron vs Copernicium


Copernicium vs Iron


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fe   
Cn   

Group Number
8   
10
12   
6

Period Number
4   
7   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7439896   
99+
54084263   
7

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
Not Available   

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.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals   
Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung   

Discovery
Before 5000 BC   
In 1996   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %   
1
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %   
1
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %   
2
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
12
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues   
Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
3
Not Available   

In Bone
380.00 p.p.m.   
5
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,535.00 °C   
25
Not Available   

Boiling Point
2,750.00 °C   
37
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Unknown Luster   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00   
10
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
200.00 MPa   
40
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
608.00 MPa   
18
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
5,120.00 m/s   
8
Not Available   

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   
Cn   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
1   
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.83   
14
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20   
7
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.64   
8
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.80   
12
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.17   
40
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol   
17
1,154.90 kJ/mol   
2

2nd Energy Level
1,561.90 kJ/mol   
36
2,170.00 kJ/mol   
9

3rd Energy Level
2,957.00 kJ/mol   
29
4,245.40 kJ/mol   
9

4th Energy Level
5,290.00 kJ/mol   
16
5,499.70 kJ/mol   
14

5th Energy Level
7,240.00 kJ/mol   
16
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
9,560.00 kJ/mol   
14
Not Available   

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+
Not Available   

Electron Work Function
4.70 eV   
10
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
26   
99+
112   
6

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d6 4s2   
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
26   
99+
112   
6

Number of Neutrons
30   
99+
Not Available   

Number of Electrons
26   
99+
112   
6

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
126.00 pm   
99+
147.00 pm   
34

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
122.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
55.85 amu   
99+
285.00 amu   
5

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Manganese
  

Next Element
Cobalt
  
Nihonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
67.00 (-eV)   
20
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
286.65 pm   
99+
Not Available   

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+
23.70 g/cm3   
7

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.98 g/cm3   
35
Not Available   

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
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa   
10
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
211.00 GPa   
9
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.29   
15
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.20   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic   
Unknown   

Permeability
6.3 * 10-3 H/m   
1
Not Available   

Susceptibility
2,00,000.00   
1
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
96.10 nΩ·m   
32
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω   
20
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
15.70 kJ/mol   
34
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)   
13
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
25.10 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
80.40 W/m·K   
22
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
351.00 kJ/mol   
23
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.90 kJ/mol   
22
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
414.20 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   

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