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Lithium
Mercury
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   
1
166.00   
6
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
6 * 10-7 %   
18
Not Available   
Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~-9999 %   
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
Not Available   
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.05 %   
9
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
Not Available   
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   
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
NA   
Dentistry   
Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
NA   
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.   
17
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
Physical Properties
Melting Point
180.54 °C   
99+
Not Available   
Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C   
99+
356.58 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Liquid   
Color
Silvery White   
Silver   
Luster
NA   
NA   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
0.60   
21
Not Available   
Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa   
99+
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s   
3
1,451.40 m/s   
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.00   
3
Reflectivity
Not Available   
73.00 %   
8
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
Li   
Hg   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
8   
30
34   
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.98   
99+
2.00   
7
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89   
26
2.20   
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
1.44   
17
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97   
19
1.81   
9
Allen Electronegativity
0.91   
99+
1.44   
30
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   
20
3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol   
4
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
Electron Work Function
2.90 eV   
37
4.49 eV   
15
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
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   
22
Number of Electrons
3   
99+
80   
36
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
152.00 pm   
31
151.00 pm   
32
Covalent Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
132.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm   
35
155.00 pm   
99+
Atomic Weight
6.94 amu   
99+
200.59 amu   
32
Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol   
39
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
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   
NA   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3   
99+
13.53 g/cm3   
24
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
0.00   
1
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)   
2
Not Available   
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa   
99+
Not Available   
Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   
Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa   
99+
Not Available   
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
0.53   
99+
13.53   
16
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m   
33
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
19
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol   
16
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)   
1
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
Molar Heat Capacity
24.86 J/mol·K   
99+
27.98 J/mol·K   
13
Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K   
20
8.30 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K   
1
1,750.00 K   
6
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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