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Lead vs Hafnium


Hafnium vs Lead


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pb   
Hf   

Group Number
14   
4
4   
14

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
p block   
d block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7439921   
99+
7440586   
30

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
194.00   
5

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.
  
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
By-product Zirconium Refining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy   

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   
In 1922   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
7 * 10-8 %   
25

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
26
0.00 %   
31

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
27

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
8
Not Available   

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 has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  

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

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
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+
2,150.00 °C   
10

Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C   
99+
5,400.00 °C   
5

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50   
18
5.50   
7

Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa   
99+
1,450.00 MPa   
6

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
1,520.00 MPa   
5

Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s   
99+
3,010.00 m/s   
27

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   
Hf   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
32   
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.87   
13
1.30   
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29   
4
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55   
11
1.23   
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41   
2
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
8
1.16   
37

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.67   
99+
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol   
31
658.50 kJ/mol   
40

2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol   
99+
1,440.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol   
23
2,250.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol   
35
3,216.00 kJ/mol   
99+

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

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

Electron Work Function
4.25 eV   
21
3.90 eV   
27

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
82   
34
72   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
82   
34
72   
99+

Number of Neutrons
125   
19
106   
29

Number of Electrons
82   
34
72   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
175.00 pm   
19
159.00 pm   
28

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm   
38
175.00 pm   
23

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm   
27
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
207.20 amu   
30
178.49 amu   
39

Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol   
27
13.60 cm3/mol   
38

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thallium
  
Lutetium
  

Next Element
Bismuth
  
Tantalum
  

Valence Electron Potential
24.20 (-eV)   
99+
81.00 (-eV)   
16

Lattice Constant
495.08 pm   
16
319.64 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.58   
12

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm3   
33
13.31 g/cm3   
26

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3   
15
12.00 g/cm3   
12

Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa   
20
445.00 MPa   
8

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa   
99+
30.00 GPa   
23

Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa   
24
110.00 GPa   
15

Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa   
99+
78.00 GPa   
25

Poisson Ratio
0.44   
3
0.37   
7

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.35   
25
13.31   
18

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m   
16
331.00 nΩ·m   
14

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
36
0.03 106/cm Ω   
39

Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol   
28
0.00 kJ/mol   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.14 J/(kg K)   
37

Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K   
26
25.73 J/mol·K   
36

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)   
13
5.90 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol   
99+
661.10 kJ/mol   
5

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol   
99+
25.10 kJ/mol   
8

Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol   
99+
703.00 kJ/mol   
5

Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K   
17
43.60 J/mol.K   
34

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