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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Pb
Hg
1.2 Group Number
1412
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
2 7
1.4 Block
p block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74399217439976
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
R_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00166.00
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
Ancient Chinese and Indians
2.3.2 Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
Before 2000 BCE
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %NA
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %~-9999 %
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.05 %
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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 a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Dentistry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.0.45 p.p.m.
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
327.50 °CNA
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C356.58 °C
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Liquid
4.3.2 Color
Gray
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
1.50NA
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPaNA
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s1,451.40 m/s
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NA1.00
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA73.00 %
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Pb
Hg
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3534
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.872.00
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
2.292.20
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.551.44
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.411.81
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.851.44
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.672.00
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol1,007.10 kJ/mol
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol1,810.00 kJ/mol
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol3,300.00 kJ/mol
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/molNA
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/molNA
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr3.74 g/amp-hr
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.25 eV4.49 eV
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
8280
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Rhombohedral (RHO)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
8280
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
125121
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
8280
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
175.00 pm151.00 pm
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
146.00 pm132.00 pm
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm155.00 pm
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
207.20 amu200.59 amu
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol14.82 cm3/mol
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
24.20 (-eV)28.20 (-eV)
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
495.08 pm300.50 pm
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
NA
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm313.53 g/cm3
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3NA
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
12.00 MPaNA
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NA0.00
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)NA
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
5.60 GPaNA
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPaNA
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
16.00 GPaNA
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.44NA
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
11.3513.53
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m961.00 nΩ·m
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)0.14 J/(kg K)
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K27.98 J/mol·K
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K8.30 W/m·K
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NA1,750.00 K
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)60.40 µm/(m·K)
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol56.90 kJ/mol
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol2.29 kJ/mol
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol61.50 kJ/mol
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K75.80 J/mol.K
9.5 198.1