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Lawrencium vs Osmium


Osmium vs Lawrencium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lr  
Os  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
22537195  
15
7440042  
99+

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.
  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  

Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

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

Discovery
In 1961–1971  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
28

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,627.00 °C  
20
3,045.00 °C  
3

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
5,027.00 °C  
6

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
3,490.00 MPa  
1

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
3,920.00 MPa  
1

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
4,940.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.07  
12

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lr  
Os  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.52  
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.65  
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
12

2nd Energy Level
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

5th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

6th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

7th Energy level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

8th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

9th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

11th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23

12th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

15th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12

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

17th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15
840.00 kJ/mol  
29

18th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

19th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
12
840.00 kJ/mol  
27

20th Energy Level
860.00 kJ/mol  
17
840.00 kJ/mol  
19

21st Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
27
840.00 kJ/mol  
39

22nd Energy Level
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
15

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

24th Energy Level
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
11

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

26th Energy Level
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

27th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
713.30 kJ/mol  
24

28th Energy Level
478.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.10 kJ/mol  
13

29th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
13

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

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

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.83 eV  
13

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
103  
15
76  
40

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
103  
15
76  
39

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
114  
26

Number of Electrons
103  
15
76  
39

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
133.80 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
128.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
216.00 pm  
30

Atomic Weight
266.00 amu  
12
190.23 amu  
35

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nobelium
  
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
91.40 (-eV)  
12

Lattice Constant
530.00 pm  
14
273.44 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.58  
37

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.00 g/cm3  
22
22.59 g/cm3  
9

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.60 g/cm3  
20
20.00 g/cm3  
11

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
1,000.00 MPa  
4

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
3

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
39

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
222.00 GPa  
1

Bulk Modulus
15.00 GPa  
99+
462.00 GPa  
1

Young's Modulus
210.00 GPa  
10
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.60  
22
22.57  
11

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
17

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
8.37 nΩ·m  
99+
81.20 nΩ·m  
35

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω  
21

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
106.10 kJ/mol  
10

Thermal

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

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
87.60 W/m·K  
19

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
3,300.00 K  
3

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
341.90 kJ/mol  
37
627.60 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
29.30 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
669.00 kJ/mol  
6

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

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