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Lawrencium vs Hafnium


Hafnium vs Lawrencium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lr  
Hf  

Group Number
3  
15
4  
14

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
22537195  
15
7440586  
30

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  

Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
By-product Zirconium Refining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy  

Discovery
In 1961–1971  
In 1922  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
14

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,627.00 °C  
20
2,150.00 °C  
10

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
5,400.00 °C  
5

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
1,450.00 MPa  
6

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
1,520.00 MPa  
10

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
3,010.00 m/s  
39

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
71.00 %  
12

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lr  
Hf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.16  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
40

2nd Energy Level
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,250.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31
3,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
33

6th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
38

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,590.00 kJ/mol  
40

11th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
40

12th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

15th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
65,800.00 kJ/mol  
34

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

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

18th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

20th Energy Level
860.00 kJ/mol  
17
658.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

22nd Energy Level
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
31

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

24th Energy Level
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
31

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
33

26th Energy Level
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
32

27th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
33

28th Energy Level
478.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
38

29th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
39

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.90 eV  
36

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
103  
15
72  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
103  
15
72  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
106  
30

Number of Electrons
103  
15
72  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
266.00 amu  
12
178.49 amu  
39

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nobelium
  
Lutetium
  

Next Element
Tantalum
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
81.00 (-eV)  
16

Lattice Constant
530.00 pm  
14
319.64 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.58  
34

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.00 g/cm3  
22
13.31 g/cm3  
27

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.60 g/cm3  
20
12.00 g/cm3  
31

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
445.00 MPa  
9

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
28

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
25

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
15.00 GPa  
99+
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
210.00 GPa  
10
78.00 GPa  
27

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.60  
22
13.31  
30

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
13

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
8.37 nΩ·m  
99+
331.00 nΩ·m  
14

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.22 J/(kg K)  
29
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
23.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,500.00 K  
11

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
341.90 kJ/mol  
37
661.10 kJ/mol  
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
25.10 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
703.00 kJ/mol  
5

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

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