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Lawrencium vs Mendelevium


Mendelevium vs Lawrencium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lr  
Md  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
22537195  
15
7440111  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
  • Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
  

Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions  

History
  
  

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

Discovery
In 1961–1971  
In 1955  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
-  
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

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
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
-  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
-  

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
0.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lr  
Md  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31
3,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
36

6th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
37

14th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
63,500.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

17th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15
1,107.00 kJ/mol  
21

18th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

20th Energy Level
860.00 kJ/mol  
17
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

21st Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
27
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

22nd Energy Level
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
34

23rd Energy Level
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

24th Energy Level
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
36

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
38

26th Energy Level
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
37

27th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

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

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.23 g/amp-hr  
12
3.21 g/amp-hr  
13

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.89 eV  
37

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
103  
15
101  
17

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  
[Rn] 5f13 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
103  
15
101  
17

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
157  
8

Number of Electrons
103  
15
101  
17

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
175.00 pm  
21

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
266.00 amu  
12
258.00 amu  
14

Atomic Volume
35.10 cm3/mol  
7
19.90 cm3/mol  
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nobelium
  
Fermium
  

Next Element
Nobelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
63.70 (-eV)  
23

Lattice Constant
530.00 pm  
14
-  

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.00 g/cm3  
22
10.30 g/cm3  
38

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.60 g/cm3  
20
10.30 g/cm3  
39

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
15.00 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
210.00 GPa  
10
12.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.60  
22
13.50  
29

Magnetic Ordering
-  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
8.37 nΩ·m  
99+
0.63 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.22 J/(kg K)  
29
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
341.90 kJ/mol  
37
380.50 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
410.80 kJ/mol  
25

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

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