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Lawrencium vs Tungsten


Tungsten vs Lawrencium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lr  
W  

Group Number
3  
15
6  
12

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
22537195  
15
7440337  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  

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  
-  

Discovery
In 1961–1971  
In 1781  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

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  
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
40

Physical

Melting Point
1,627.00 °C  
20
3,410.00 °C  
1

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
5,660.00 °C  
1

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Grayish White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
7.50  
2

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
2,000.00 MPa  
4

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
3,430.00 MPa  
3

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
4,620.00 m/s  
20

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.10  
11

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
62.00 %  
21

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lr  
W  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.36  
3

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
0.98  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.40  
20

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.36  
3

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.47  
33

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
1.64  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
16

2nd Energy Level
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30

3rd Energy Level
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8

5th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35

7th Energy level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

8th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

9th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

11th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

12th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

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

15th Energy Level
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18

16th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13

17th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15
770.00 kJ/mol  
34

18th Energy Level
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24

19th Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
12
770.00 kJ/mol  
31

20th Energy Level
860.00 kJ/mol  
17
770.00 kJ/mol  
25

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

22nd Energy Level
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

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

24th Energy Level
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
15

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

26th Energy Level
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

27th Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
13

28th Energy Level
478.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

29th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

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

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.55 eV  
18

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
103  
15
74  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
103  
15
74  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
110  
28

Number of Electrons
103  
15
74  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
162.00 pm  
28
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
162.00 pm  
31

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
266.00 amu  
12
183.84 amu  
37

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nobelium
  
Tantalum
  

Next Element
Rhenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
140.00 (-eV)  
5

Lattice Constant
530.00 pm  
14
316.52 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.29  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.00 g/cm3  
22
19.25 g/cm3  
16

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.60 g/cm3  
20
17.60 g/cm3  
15

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
370.00 MPa  
11

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
1

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
161.00 GPa  
5

Bulk Modulus
15.00 GPa  
99+
310.00 GPa  
4

Young's Modulus
210.00 GPa  
10
411.00 GPa  
4

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.60  
22
19.22  
18

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
23

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
8.37 nΩ·m  
99+
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
78.60 kJ/mol  
15

Thermal

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

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
173.00 W/m·K  
7

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
3,695.00 K  
1

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
341.90 kJ/mol  
37
799.10 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
35.23 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
837.00 kJ/mol  
1

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

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