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Iron vs Nobelium


Nobelium vs Iron


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fe  
No  

Group Number
8  
10
3  
15

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7439896  
99+
10028145  
16

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals  
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
Before 5000 BC  
In 1966  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.11 %  
1
-  

Abundance In Sun
0.10 %  
1
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %  
1
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %  
2
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
12
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.01 %  
6
-  

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 Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

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

In Bone
380.00 p.p.m.  
5
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,535.00 °C  
25
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,750.00 °C  
39
2,600.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
-  

Brinell Hardness
200.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
608.00 MPa  
27
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
5,120.00 m/s  
12
1,100.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.60  
4
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
Yes  
No  

α Allotropes
Ferrite (alpha Iron)  
-  

β Allotropes
beta Iron  
-  

γ Allotropes
gamma Iron  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fe  
No  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.83  
15
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.64  
9
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83  
16
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.80  
15
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.17  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
17
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,561.90 kJ/mol  
37
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,957.00 kJ/mol  
29
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,290.00 kJ/mol  
25
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,240.00 kJ/mol  
25
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35

6th Energy Level
9,560.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
12,060.00 kJ/mol  
15
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
14,580.00 kJ/mol  
14
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
22,540.00 kJ/mol  
5
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
25,290.00 kJ/mol  
8
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
28,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
31,920.00 kJ/mol  
31
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

13th Energy Level
34,830.00 kJ/mol  
9
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36

14th Energy Level
37,840.00 kJ/mol  
11
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

15th Energy Level
44,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36

16th Energy Level
47,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

17th Energy Level
122,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
131,000.00 kJ/mol  
2
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
140,500.00 kJ/mol  
3
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
152,600.00 kJ/mol  
5
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
163,000.00 kJ/mol  
5
917.00 kJ/mol  
34

22nd Energy Level
173,600.00 kJ/mol  
4
627.00 kJ/mol  
36

23rd Energy Level
188,100.00 kJ/mol  
4
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12

24th Energy Level
195,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
627.00 kJ/mol  
39

25th Energy Level
762.00 kJ/mol  
15
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
15
601.20 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
14
641.00 kJ/mol  
37

28th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
20
641.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
762.50 kJ/mol  
20
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
762.00 kJ/mol  
15
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4

Electron Work Function
4.70 eV  
15
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
26  
99+
102  
16

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

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
26  
99+
102  
16

Number of Neutrons
30  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
26  
99+
102  
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
55.85 amu  
99+
259.00 amu  
13

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
19.80 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Manganese
  

Next Element
Cobalt
  

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

Lattice Constant
286.65 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.35  
99+
1.76  
5

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.87 g/cm3  
99+
9.90 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.98 g/cm3  
99+
9.90 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
11,000.00 MPa  
1
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
19
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
36.80 (Pa)  
5
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
82.00 GPa  
11
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa  
10
8.70 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
211.00 GPa  
9
12.30 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.29  
15
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.20  
99+
9.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.01 H/m  
1
0.00 H/m  
3

Susceptibility
200,000.00  
1
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
24
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
15.70 kJ/mol  
40
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

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

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

Critical Temperature
1,811.00 K  
29
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
351.00 kJ/mol  
33
-  

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.90 kJ/mol  
23
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
414.20 kJ/mol  
24
390.40 kJ/mol  
30

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

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