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Lead vs Calcium


Calcium vs Lead


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pb  
Ca  

Group Number
14  
4
2  
16

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
p block  
s block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
7439921  
99+
7440702  
21

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
2
225.00  
2

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.
  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  
In 1808  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %  
16
7 * 10-3 %  
3

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %  
18
~0.007 %  
4

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
23
1.10 %  
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
26
5.00 %  
3

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
5

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
8
1.40 %  
1

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 used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
  • Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
  

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

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3  
4

In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.  
10
170,000.00 p.p.m.  
1

Physical Properties

Melting Point
327.50 °C  
99+
839.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C  
99+
1,484.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
NA  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
18
1.75  
17

Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
170.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s  
99+
3,810.00 m/s  
19

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  
Ca  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
19  
20

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.87  
13
1.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29  
4
0.95  
24

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
11
1.04  
34

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41  
2
1.08  
17

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
8
1.03  
39

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.67  
99+
3.00  
9

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,145.40 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23
4,912.40 kJ/mol  
7

4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,491.00 kJ/mol  
7

5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
20
8,153.00 kJ/mol  
7

6th Energy Level
Not Available  
10,496.00 kJ/mol  
8

7th Energy level
Not Available  
12,270.00 kJ/mol  
12

8th Energy Level
Not Available  
14,206.00 kJ/mol  
15

9th Energy Level
Not Available  
18,191.00 kJ/mol  
12

10th Energy Level
Not Available  
20,385.00 kJ/mol  
16

11th Energy Level
Not Available  
57,110.00 kJ/mol  
3

12th Energy Level
Not Available  
63,410.00 kJ/mol  
3

13th Energy Level
Not Available  
70,110.00 kJ/mol  
3

14th Energy Level
Not Available  
78,890.00 kJ/mol  
4

15th Energy Level
Not Available  
86,310.00 kJ/mol  
5

16th Energy Level
Not Available  
94,000.00 kJ/mol  
6

17th Energy Level
Not Available  
104,900.00 kJ/mol  
7

18th Energy Level
Not Available  
111,711.00 kJ/mol  
8

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9
0.75 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.25 eV  
21
2.87 eV  
38

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
82  
34
20  
99+

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
82  
34
20  
99+

Number of Neutrons
125  
19
20  
99+

Number of Electrons
82  
34
20  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
175.00 pm  
19
197.00 pm  
6

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
38
176.00 pm  
22

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
27
231.00 pm  
19

Atomic Weight
207.20 amu  
30
40.08 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol  
27
29.90 cm3/mol  
7

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thallium
  
Potassium
  

Next Element
Bismuth
  
Scandium
  

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

Lattice Constant
495.08 pm  
16
558.84 pm  
9

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
1.55 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3  
15
1.38 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa  
20
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)  
7
25.50 (Pa)  
3

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa  
99+
7.40 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa  
24
17.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
20.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.31  
13

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.35  
25
4.58  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m  
16
33.60 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
36
0.30 106/cm Ω  
6

Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol  
28
2.37 kJ/mol  
39

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39
0.63 J/(kg K)  
7

Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K  
26
25.93 J/mol·K  
34

Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K  
38
201.00 W/m·K  
5

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13
22.30 µm/(m·K)  
19

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+
150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K  
17
41.60 J/mol.K  
36

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