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Lawrencium vs Gallium


Gallium vs Lawrencium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lr  
Ga  

Group Number
3  
15
13  
5

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
22537195  
15
7440553  
32

Space Group Name
-  
Cmca  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
64.00  
12

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  

Discovery
In 1961–1971  
In 1875  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
  • Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
13

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,627.00 °C  
20
29.78 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
2,403.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
56.80 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
111.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
2,740.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.81  
20

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
36.00 %  
33

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lr  
Ga  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
24  
15

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.81  
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.42  
2

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.82  
2

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.01  
9

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.76  
17

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.19  
40

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,979.30 kJ/mol  
13

3rd Energy Level
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,963.00 kJ/mol  
28

4th Energy Level
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
16

5th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
20

13th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
12
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
860.00 kJ/mol  
17
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
27
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
32
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
478.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.23 g/amp-hr  
12
0.87 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.20 eV  
30

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
103  
15
31  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
103  
15
31  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
39  
99+

Number of Electrons
103  
15
31  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
135.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
187.00 pm  
39

Atomic Weight
266.00 amu  
12
69.72 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
35.10 cm3/mol  
7
11.80 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nobelium
  
Zinc
  

Next Element
Rubidium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
69.70 (-eV)  
19

Lattice Constant
530.00 pm  
14
451.97 pm  
20

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.30  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.00 g/cm3  
22
5.91 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.60 g/cm3  
20
6.10 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
41.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
15

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
7.20 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
15.00 GPa  
99+
37.30 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
210.00 GPa  
10
9.80 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.47  
1

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.60  
22
5.91  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
7

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
8.37 nΩ·m  
99+
270.00 nΩ·m  
15

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
34

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
28.90 kJ/mol  
37

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.22 J/(kg K)  
29
0.37 J/(kg K)  
16

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
40.60 W/m·K  
34

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
302.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
18.00 µm/(m·K)  
26

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
341.90 kJ/mol  
37
256.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
5.59 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
276.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
54.80 J/mol.K  
35
40.80 J/mol.K  
99+

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