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Lead vs Magnesium


Magnesium vs Lead


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pb   
Mg   

Group Number
14   
4
2   
16

Period Number
6   
3   

Block
p block   
s block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7439921   
99+
7439954   
99+

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.
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Joseph Black   

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   
In 1755   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
6 * 10-2 %   
2

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~0.07 %   
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
23
12.00 %   
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
26
2.90 %   
4

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.13 %   
2

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
8
0.03 %   
4

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.
  
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry   

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3   
11
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3   
5

In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.   
10
1,800.00 p.p.m.   
4

Physical Properties

Melting Point
327.50 °C   
99+
650.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C   
99+
1,107.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50   
18
2.50   
14

Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa   
99+
260.00 MPa   
36

Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s   
99+
4,940.00 m/s   
11

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
74.00 %   
7

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   
Mg   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
15   
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.87   
13
1.31   
31

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29   
4
1.32   
18

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55   
11
1.23   
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41   
2
1.37   
16

Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
8
1.29   
35

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.67   
99+
2.69   
23

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol   
31
737.70 kJ/mol   
24

2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol   
99+
1,450.70 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol   
23
7,732.70 kJ/mol   
5

4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol   
35
10,542.50 kJ/mol   
4

5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol   
20
13,630.00 kJ/mol   
3

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,020.00 kJ/mol   
3

7th Energy level
Not Available   
21,711.00 kJ/mol   
3

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
25,661.00 kJ/mol   
3

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,653.00 kJ/mol   
3

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
35,458.00 kJ/mol   
5

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
169,988.00 kJ/mol   
1

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
189,368.00 kJ/mol   
1

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

Electron Work Function
4.25 eV   
21
3.66 eV   
29

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
82   
34
12   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2   
[Ne] 3s2   

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Magnesium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
82   
34
12   
99+

Number of Neutrons
125   
19
12   
99+

Number of Electrons
82   
34
12   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
175.00 pm   
19
160.00 pm   
27

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm   
38
141.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm   
27
173.00 pm   
37

Atomic Weight
207.20 amu   
30
24.31 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol   
27
13.97 cm3/mol   
37

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Thallium
  
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Next Element
Bismuth
  
Aluminium
  

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

Lattice Constant
495.08 pm   
16
320.94 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3   
15
1.58 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
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa   
99+
17.00 GPa   
37

Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa   
24
45.00 GPa   
25

Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa   
99+
45.00 GPa   
39

Poisson Ratio
0.44   
3
0.29   
15

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.35   
25
1.74   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
36
0.23 106/cm Ω   
7

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

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
1.02 J/(kg K)   
4

Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K   
26
24.87 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K   
38
156.00 W/m·K   
8

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)   
13
24.80 µm/(m·K)   
15

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol   
99+
8.95 kJ/mol   
39

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

Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K   
17
32.70 J/mol.K   
99+

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