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Lithium Mercury Comparison


Mercury Lithium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li  
Hg  

Group Number
1  
17
12  
6

Period Number
2  
6  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439932  
99+
7439976  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
R_ 3m  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • 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.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson  
Ancient Chinese and Indians  

Discovery
In 1817  
Before 2000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
19
0.09 %  
2

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.05 %  
9

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
15
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
24

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 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.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23

In Bone
1.30 p.p.m.  
18
0.45 p.p.m.  
23

Physical

Melting Point
180.54 °C  
99+
-38.83 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C  
99+
356.58 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Liquid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60  
23
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
5.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
5.30 MPa  
99+
0.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s  
6
1,451.40 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.35  
99+
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
73.00 %  
10

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Li  
Hg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8  
30
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.44  
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97  
99+
1.81  
17

Allen Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.44  
34

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02  
8
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20

4th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1

16th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24

18th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20

20th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11

21st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33

22nd Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8

23rd Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36

24th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

25th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

26th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

27th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2

28th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
5

29th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
6

30th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV  
99+
4.49 eV  
20

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
3  
99+
80  
36

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3  
99+
80  
36

Number of Neutrons
4  
99+
121  
23

Number of Electrons
3  
99+
80  
36

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm  
33
151.00 pm  
34

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm  
99+
155.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu  
99+
200.59 amu  
32

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  
Gold
  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Thallium
  

Valence Electron Potential
19.00 (-eV)  
99+
28.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm  
99+
300.50 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
16
0.42  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3  
99+
13.53 g/cm3  
25

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3  
99+
13.55 g/cm3  
27

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
10
0.00  
4

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)  
2
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa  
99+
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
25.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
45.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53  
99+
13.53  
27

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
16
0.00  
20

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m  
33
961.00 nΩ·m  
1

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
22
0.01 106/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)  
39

Molar Heat Capacity
24.86 J/mol·K  
99+
27.98 J/mol·K  
16

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

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K  
5
1,750.00 K  
33

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
134.70 kJ/mol  
99+
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol  
99+
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K  
99+
75.80 J/mol.K  
6

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