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Lead vs Copper

Lead
Copper
Copper vs Lead


Periodic Table
Symbol
Pb  
Cu  
Group Number
14  
4
11  
7
Period Number
6  
4  
Block
p block  
d block  
Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7439921  
99+
7440508  
37
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3
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.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
-  
-  
Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
13
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
12
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
23
0.01 %  
13
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
26
0.01 %  
17
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
8
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
9
0.00 %  
10
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 use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.  
10
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
Physical
Melting Point
327.50 °C  
99+
1,084.62 °C  
40
Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C  
99+
2,562.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Gray  
Copper  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
3.00  
13
Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
235.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
343.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s  
99+
3,810.00 m/s  
26
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.02  
14
1.10  
99+
Reflectivity
5.00 %  
39
90.00 %  
4
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Pb  
Cu  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
35  
4
29  
10
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.87  
14
1.90  
12
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29  
4
1.98  
11
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
12
1.75  
4
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41  
2
1.49  
27
Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
11
1.85  
12
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.67  
99+
2.10  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
31
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
32
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
6th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
7th Energy level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
36
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
8th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
32
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
9th Energy Level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
30
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
10th Energy Level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
34
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
11th Energy Level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
33
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
12th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
13th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
28
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
14th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
15th Energy Level
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
24
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
19
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
40
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
18th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
30
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
19th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
37
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
20th Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
31
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
21st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
22nd Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
25
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
23rd Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
24th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
24
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
25th Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
25
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
26th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
24
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
27th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
23
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
28th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
29
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
29th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
30
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
30th Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
24
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.25 eV  
28
4.65 eV  
16
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
82  
34
29  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
82  
34
29  
99+
Number of Neutrons
125  
20
35  
99+
Number of Electrons
82  
34
29  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
175.00 pm  
21
128.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
34
140.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
207.20 amu  
30
63.55 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol  
39
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Thallium
  
Nickel
  
Next Element
Bismuth
  
Zinc
  
Valence Electron Potential
24.20 (-eV)  
99+
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
495.08 pm  
18
361.49 pm  
39
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.51  
99+
1.28  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm3  
35
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3  
36
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa  
99+
210.00 MPa  
19
Viscosity
0.00  
29
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)  
7
1.53 (Pa)  
8
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
30
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa  
99+
48.00 GPa  
15
Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa  
28
140.00 GPa  
12
Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
120.00 GPa  
19
Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.34  
10
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
11.35  
38
8.89  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
19
Susceptibility
0.00  
30
0.00  
31
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m  
16
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol  
33
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K  
34
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K  
39
401.00 W/m·K  
2
Critical Temperature
600.61 K  
99+
1,358.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol  
99+
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol  
99+
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K  
18
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
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