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Lead vs Nobelium


Nobelium vs Lead


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pb  
No  

Group Number
14  
4
Not Available  

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  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
225.00  
2
Not Available  

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
Unknown  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  
In 1966  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %  
16
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %  
18
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
23
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
26
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
Not Available  

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

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.  
10
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

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

Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C  
99+
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Unknown  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
18
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s  
99+
Not Available  

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  
No  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.87  
13
1.30  
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29  
4
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
11
1.20  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41  
2
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
8
Not Available  

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  
35
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

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

Electron Work Function
4.25 eV  
21
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

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  
19
157  
7

Number of Electrons
82  
34
102  
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
175.00 pm  
19
Not Available  

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
38
Not Available  

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
27
246.00 pm  
8

Atomic Weight
207.20 amu  
30
259.00 amu  
13

Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol  
27
Not Available  

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  
16
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm3  
33
Not Available  

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

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+
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa  
24
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Unknown  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.35  
25
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Unknown  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m  
16
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
36
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol  
28
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K  
26
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K  
38
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K  
17
Not Available  

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