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Lithium Hafnium Comparison


Hafnium Lithium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li  
Hf  

Group Number
1  
17
4  
14

Period Number
2  
6  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439932  
99+
7440586  
30

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
By-product Zirconium Refining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson  
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy  

Discovery
In 1817  
In 1922  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
14

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
  
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
1.30 p.p.m.  
18
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
180.54 °C  
99+
2,150.00 °C  
10

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C  
99+
5,400.00 °C  
5

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60  
23
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
1,450.00 MPa  
6

Vickers Hardness
5.30 MPa  
99+
1,520.00 MPa  
10

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s  
6
3,010.00 m/s  
39

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.35  
99+
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
71.00 %  
12

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Li  
Hf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8  
30
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.16  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02  
8
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
40

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3
1,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4
2,250.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
3,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
33

6th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
38

10th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,590.00 kJ/mol  
40

11th Energy Level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
40

12th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
35

14th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
65,800.00 kJ/mol  
34

16th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
36

19th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
37

21st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
31

23rd Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
31

25th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
33

26th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
32

27th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
33

28th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
38

29th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
39

30th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
35

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.66 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV  
99+
3.90 eV  
36

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
3  
99+
72  
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
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BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3  
99+
72  
99+

Number of Neutrons
4  
99+
106  
30

Number of Electrons
3  
99+
72  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm  
33
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu  
99+
178.49 amu  
39

Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol  
99+
13.60 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  
Lutetium
  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Tantalum
  

Valence Electron Potential
19.00 (-eV)  
99+
81.00 (-eV)  
16

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm  
99+
319.64 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
16
1.58  
34

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3  
99+
13.31 g/cm3  
27

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3  
99+
12.00 g/cm3  
31

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
445.00 MPa  
9

Viscosity
0.00  
10
0.00  
28

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)  
2
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
25

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa  
99+
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
78.00 GPa  
27

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53  
99+
13.31  
30

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
16
0.00  
13

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m  
33
331.00 nΩ·m  
14

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
22
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol  
20
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38

Molar Heat Capacity
24.86 J/mol·K  
99+
25.73 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K  
20
23.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K  
5
2,500.00 K  
11

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7
5.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
134.70 kJ/mol  
99+
661.10 kJ/mol  
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25.10 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
5

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K  
99+
43.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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