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Periodic Table

Symbol
Pb   
Ra   

Group Number
14   
4
2   
16

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
p block   
s block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7439921   
99+
7440144   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
229.00   
1

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.
  
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Not Available   

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   
In 1898   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
23
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
26
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
20

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.
  
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Highly 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+
700.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C   
99+
1,737.00 °C   
99+

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+
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s   
99+
Not Available   

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   
Ra   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.87   
13
0.90   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29   
4
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55   
11
0.97   
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41   
2
0.92   
20

Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
8
0.89   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.67   
99+
3.10   
5

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

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

3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol   
23
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol   
35
Not Available   

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr   
9
4.22 g/amp-hr   
6

Electron Work Function
4.25 eV   
21
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
82   
34
88   
30

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2   
[Rn] 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
82   
34
88   
30

Number of Neutrons
125   
19
138   
16

Number of Electrons
82   
34
88   
30

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
175.00 pm   
19
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm   
38
221.00 pm   
3

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm   
27
283.00 pm   
4

Atomic Weight
207.20 amu   
30
226.00 amu   
26

Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol   
27
45.20 cm3/mol   
4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thallium
  
Francium
  

Next Element
Bismuth
  
Actinium
  

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

Lattice Constant
495.08 pm   
16
514.80 pm   
13

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3   
15
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa   
20
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)   
7
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa   
24
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.44   
3
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.35   
25
5.00   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Nonmagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
NA   

Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m   
16
100.00 nΩ·m   
31

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
36
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol   
28
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K   
26
Not Available   

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)   
13
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol   
99+
163.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K   
17
71.00 J/mol.K   
14

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