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Lead Neodymium Comparison


Neodymium Lead comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pb   
Nd   

Group Number
14   
4
1   
17

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7439921   
99+
7440008   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   
In 1885   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
26
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
8
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  
  • Neodymium-Iron-boron alloy is used to make permanent magnets.
  • It is used in microphones, Mp3 player, loudspeakers, mobile phones, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3   
11
Not Available   

In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.   
10
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
327.50 °C   
99+
1,010.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C   
99+
3,127.00 °C   
28

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50   
18
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa   
99+
265.00 MPa   
35

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
345.00 MPa   
27

Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s   
99+
2,330.00 m/s   
38

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Pb   
Nd   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
30   
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.87   
13
1.14   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29   
4
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55   
11
1.07   
32

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41   
2
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
8
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.67   
99+
2.86   
13

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol   
31
533.10 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol   
99+
1,040.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol   
23
2,130.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol   
35
3,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol   
20
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr   
9
1.79 g/amp-hr   
37

Electron Work Function
4.25 eV   
21
3.20 eV   
34

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
82   
34
60   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2   
[Xe] 4f4 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
82   
34
60   
99+

Number of Neutrons
125   
19
84   
40

Number of Electrons
82   
34
60   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
175.00 pm   
19
181.00 pm   
13

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm   
38
201.00 pm   
10

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm   
27
229.00 pm   
20

Atomic Weight
207.20 amu   
30
144.24 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol   
27
20.60 cm3/mol   
18

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thallium
  

Next Element
Bismuth
  
Promethium
  

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

Lattice Constant
495.08 pm   
16
365.80 pm   
30

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.61   
4

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm3   
33
7.01 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3   
15
6.89 g/cm3   
36

Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa   
20
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)   
7
0.00 (Pa)   
21

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
101.00 (Pa)   
2

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa   
99+
16.30 GPa   
38

Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa   
24
31.80 GPa   
37

Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa   
99+
41.40 GPa   
40

Poisson Ratio
0.44   
3
0.28   
16

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.35   
25
7.00   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
NA   

Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m   
16
643.00 nΩ·m   
6

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
36
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol   
28
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.19 J/(kg K)   
32

Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K   
26
27.45 J/mol·K   
17

Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K   
38
16.50 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)   
13
9.60 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol   
99+
273.00 kJ/mol   
34

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol   
99+
7.14 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol   
99+
322.00 kJ/mol   
32

Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K   
17
71.50 J/mol.K   
13

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