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Lawrencium vs Gold


Gold vs Lawrencium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lr  
Au  

Group Number
3  
15
11  
7

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
22537195  
15
7440575  
31

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
-  

Discovery
In 1961–1971  
Before 6000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
21

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.02 p.p.m.  
35

Physical

Melting Point
1,627.00 °C  
20
1,064.43 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
2,807.00 °C  
37

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Gold  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
194.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
216.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
2,030.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
0.47  
99+

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
95.00 %  
2

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lr  
Au  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
36  
3

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.54  
2

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.50  
18

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.42  
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.87  
15

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.92  
7

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
1.46  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
8

2nd Energy Level
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12

3rd Energy Level
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33

4th Energy Level
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6

6th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24

7th Energy level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21

8th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20

9th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21

11th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19

12th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39

13th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14

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

15th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

16th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15
890.10 kJ/mol  
25

18th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14

19th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
12
890.10 kJ/mol  
23

20th Energy Level
860.00 kJ/mol  
17
890.00 kJ/mol  
13

21st Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
27
890.10 kJ/mol  
35

22nd Energy Level
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.00 kJ/mol  
11

23rd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
32
890.10 kJ/mol  
38

24th Energy Level
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
6

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.00 kJ/mol  
5

26th Energy Level
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
5

27th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
4

28th Energy Level
478.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
7

29th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
8

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.23 g/amp-hr  
12
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
5.10 eV  
8

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
103  
15
79  
37

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
103  
15
79  
37

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
118  
24

Number of Electrons
103  
15
79  
37

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
151.00 pm  
34

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
144.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
166.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
266.00 amu  
12
196.97 amu  
33

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nobelium
  
Platinum
  

Next Element
Mercury
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
43.40 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
530.00 pm  
14
407.82 pm  
24

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.61  
18

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.00 g/cm3  
22
19.30 g/cm3  
15

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.60 g/cm3  
20
17.31 g/cm3  
16

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
120.00 MPa  
27

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
25

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
67.00 (Pa)  
4

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
15.00 GPa  
99+
180.00 GPa  
9

Young's Modulus
210.00 GPa  
10
79.00 GPa  
26

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.40  
4

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.60  
22
19.32  
17

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
22

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
8.37 nΩ·m  
99+
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
222.80 kJ/mol  
1

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.22 J/(kg K)  
29
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
318.00 W/m·K  
3

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,337.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
12.55 kJ/mol  
33

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
364.00 kJ/mol  
34

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

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