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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Pb
Nb
1.2 Group Number
145
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
65
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
p block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74399217440031
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00229.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
Charles Hatchett
2.3.2 Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
In 1801
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %2 * 10-7 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
2 Uses
2.1 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.
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
2.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
2.1.2 Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
NA
2.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
2.2 Biological Properties
2.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Low Toxic
2.2.2 Present in Human Body
2.2.3 In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
2.2.6 In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.0.07 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
3 Physical
3.1 Melting Point
327.50 °C2,468.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
3.2 Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C2,468.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
3.4 Appearance
3.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
3.4.2 Color
Gray
Gray
3.4.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
3.5 Hardness
3.5.1 Mohs Hardness
1.506.00
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
3.5.4 Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa735.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
3.5.5 Vickers Hardness
NA870.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
3.6 Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s3,480.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
3.7 Optical Properties
3.7.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
3.7.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
3.8 Allotropes
3.8.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
3.8.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
3.8.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4 Chemical
4.1 Chemical Formula
Pb
Nb
4.2 Isotopes
4.2.1 Known Isotopes
3517
Tennessine Metal
0 38
4.3 Electronegativity
4.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.871.60
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
4.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
2.291.42
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
4.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.551.23
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
4.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41NA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
4.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.851.41
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
4.4 Electropositivity
4.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.672.40
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
4.5 Ionization Energies
4.5.1 1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol652.10 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
4.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol1,380.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
4.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol2,416.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
4.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol3,700.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
4.5.5 5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol4,877.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
4.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA9,847.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
4.5.7 7th Energy level
NA12,100.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
4.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
4.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
4.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
4.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
4.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
4.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
4.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
4.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
4.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
4.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
4.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
4.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
4.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
4.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
4.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
4.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
4.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
4.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
4.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
4.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
4.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
4.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
4.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
4.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr0.69 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
4.7 Electron Work Function
4.25 eV4.30 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
4.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
5 Atomic
5.1 Atomic Number
8241
Lithium Metal
3 117
5.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2
[Kr] 4d4 5s1
5.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
5.3.1 Crystal Lattice
5.4 Atom
5.4.1 Number of Protons
8241
Lithium Metal
3 117
5.4.2 Number of Neutrons
12552
Lithium Metal
4 184
5.4.3 Number of Electrons
8241
Lithium Metal
3 117
5.5 Radius of an Atom
5.5.1 Atomic Radius
175.00 pm146.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
5.5.2 Covalent Radius
146.00 pm164.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
5.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
5.6 Atomic Weight
207.20 amu92.91 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
5.7 Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol10.87 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
5.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
5.8.1 Previous Element
5.8.2 Next Element
5.9 Valence Electron Potential
24.20 (-eV)104.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
5.10 Lattice Constant
495.08 pm330.04 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
5.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
5.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
6 Mechanical
6.1 Density
6.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm38.57 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
6.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3NA
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
6.2 Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa330.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
6.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
6.4 Vapor Pressure
6.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
6.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
6.5 Elasticity properties
6.5.1 Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa38.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
6.5.2 Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa170.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
6.5.3 Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa105.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
6.6 Poisson Ratio
0.440.40
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
6.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
7 Magnetic
7.1 Magnetic Characteristics
7.1.1 Specific Gravity
11.358.57
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
7.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
7.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
7.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
7.2 Electrical Properties
7.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
7.2.2 Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m152.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
7.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω0.07 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
7.2.4 Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol86.10 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
8 Thermal
8.1 Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)0.26 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
8.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K24.60 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
8.3 Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K53.70 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
8.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
8.5 Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)7.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
8.6 Enthalpy
8.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol696.60 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
1.2.1 Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol27.20 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
1.4.2 Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol745.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
1.5 Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K36.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1