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Lead vs Sodium

Lead
Sodium
Sodium vs Lead


Periodic Table
Symbol
Pb  
Na  
Group Number
14  
4
1  
17
Period Number
6  
3  
Block
p block  
s block  
Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Alkali  
CAS Number
7439921  
99+
7440235  
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
225.00  
2
229.00  
1
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.
  
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Unknown  
Humphry Davy  
Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  
In 1807  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %  
16
2 * 10-3 %  
6
Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %  
18
~0.004 %  
6
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
23
0.55 %  
6
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
26
2.30 %  
5
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
1.10 %  
1
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
8
0.14 %  
3
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.
  
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1
In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.  
10
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2
Physical Properties
Melting Point
327.50 °C  
99+
97.72 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C  
99+
883.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Gray  
Silvery White  
Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
1.50  
18
0.50  
22
Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
0.69 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
24
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  
Na  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
35  
4
17  
22
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.87  
13
0.93  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29  
4
0.56  
30
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
11
1.01  
35
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41  
2
0.91  
21
Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
8
0.87  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.67  
99+
3.07  
6
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
31
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4
3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6
4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
35
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5
5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
20
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4
6th Energy Level
Not Available  
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4
7th Energy level
Not Available  
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4
8th Energy Level
Not Available  
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4
9th Energy Level
Not Available  
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4
10th Energy Level
Not Available  
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2
11th Energy Level
Not Available  
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9
0.86 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.25 eV  
21
2.75 eV  
40
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
82  
34
11  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2  
[Ne] 3s1  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
82  
34
11  
99+
Number of Neutrons
125  
19
12  
99+
Number of Electrons
82  
34
11  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
175.00 pm  
19
186.00 pm  
9
Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
38
166.00 pm  
27
Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
27
227.00 pm  
21
Atomic Weight
207.20 amu  
30
22.99 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol  
27
23.70 cm3/mol  
10
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Thallium
  
Beryllium
  
Next Element
Bismuth
  
Magnesium
  
Valence Electron Potential
24.20 (-eV)  
99+
14.10 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
495.08 pm  
16
429.06 pm  
19
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm3  
33
0.97 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3  
15
0.93 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+
3.30 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa  
24
6.30 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
10.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
Not Available  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
NA  
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
11.35  
25
0.97  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m  
16
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
36
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9
Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol  
28
52.80 kJ/mol  
19
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3
Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K  
26
28.23 J/mol·K  
10
Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K  
38
142.00 W/m·K  
11
Critical Temperature
Not Available  
2,573.00 K  
2
Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+
89.04 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol  
99+
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol  
99+
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K  
17
51.30 J/mol.K  
28
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