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Lithium Thallium Comparison


Thallium Lithium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li  
Tl  

Group Number
1  
17
13  
5

Period Number
2  
6  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7439932  
99+
7440280  
99+

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.
  
  • Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
  • Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson  
William Crookes  

Discovery
In 1817  
In 1861  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
33

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
34

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.
  
  • Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
  • In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
1.30 p.p.m.  
18
0.00 p.p.m.  
38

Physical

Melting Point
180.54 °C  
99+
303.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C  
99+
1,457.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60  
23
1.20  
21

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
26.50 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
5.30 MPa  
99+
120.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s  
6
818.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.35  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
8.00 %  
37

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Li  
Tl  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8  
30
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
1.62  
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
2.25  
6

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.44  
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97  
99+
1.96  
11

Allen Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.79  
16

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02  
8
2.38  
33

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3
1,971.00 kJ/mol  
14

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4
2,878.00 kJ/mol  
32

4th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
17

5th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37

15th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38

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

18th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

20th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
7.63 g/amp-hr  
2

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV  
99+
3.84 eV  
39

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
3  
99+
81  
35

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3  
99+
81  
35

Number of Neutrons
4  
99+
123  
21

Number of Electrons
3  
99+
81  
35

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm  
33
170.00 pm  
24

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
145.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm  
99+
196.00 pm  
37

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu  
99+
204.38 amu  
31

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  
Mercury
  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Lead
  

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

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm  
99+
345.66 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
16
1.60  
23

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3  
99+
11.85 g/cm3  
33

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3  
99+
11.22 g/cm3  
33

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
47.00 MPa  
39

Viscosity
0.00  
10
0.00  
22

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)  
2
16.90 (Pa)  
5

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa  
99+
2.80 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
43.00 GPa  
33

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

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.45  
2

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Sectile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53  
99+
11.85  
35

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
16
0.00  
28

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m  
33
0.18 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
22
0.06 106/cm Ω  
37

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol  
20
19.20 kJ/mol  
38

Thermal

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
24.86 J/mol·K  
99+
26.32 J/mol·K  
37

Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K  
20
46.10 W/m·K  
33

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K  
5
577.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7
29.90 µm/(m·K)  
12

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K  
99+
64.20 J/mol.K  
20

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