Element Family
Post-Transition
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
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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.
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
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Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
In 1968
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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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.
- Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
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Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
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Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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