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Lead vs Nobelium


Nobelium vs Lead


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pb  
No  

Group Number
14  
4
3  
15

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7439921  
99+
10028145  
16

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  
In 1966  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
-  

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
23
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
9
-  

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.  
10
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
327.50 °C  
99+
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C  
99+
2,600.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
-  

Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s  
99+
1,100.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.02  
14
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
5.00 %  
39
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pb  
No  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.87  
14
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29  
4
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
12
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41  
2
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
11
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.67  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
31
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35

6th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
36
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
30
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
34
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

13th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
28
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36

14th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

15th Energy Level
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
24
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36

16th Energy Level
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
19
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

17th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
40
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
30
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
37
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
31
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+
917.00 kJ/mol  
34

22nd Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
25
627.00 kJ/mol  
36

23rd Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12

24th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
24
627.00 kJ/mol  
39

25th Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
25
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
24
601.20 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
23
641.00 kJ/mol  
37

28th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
29
641.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
30
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
24
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4

Electron Work Function
4.25 eV  
28
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
82  
34
102  
16

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2  
[Rn] 5f14 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
82  
34
102  
16

Number of Neutrons
125  
20
157  
8

Number of Electrons
82  
34
102  
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
175.00 pm  
21
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
34
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
207.20 amu  
30
259.00 amu  
13

Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol  
39
19.80 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thallium
  

Next Element
Bismuth
  

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

Lattice Constant
495.08 pm  
18
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.51  
99+
1.76  
5

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm3  
35
9.90 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3  
36
9.90 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa  
99+
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
29
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)  
7
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa  
99+
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa  
28
8.70 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
12.30 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.35  
38
9.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
3

Susceptibility
0.00  
30
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol  
33
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K  
34
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K  
39
0.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
600.61 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol  
99+
390.40 kJ/mol  
30

Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K  
18
63.00 J/mol.K  
24

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