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Lithium vs Berkelium


Berkelium vs Lithium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li   
Bk   

Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   

Period Number
2   
7   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7439932   
99+
7440406   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1949   

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+
Not Available   

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.
  
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

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

In Bone
1.30 p.p.m.   
17
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
180.54 °C   
99+
986.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C   
99+
2,627.00 °C   
40

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

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
Not Available   

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
Li   
Bk   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8   
30
14   
25

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98   
99+
1.30   
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89   
26
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
1.20   
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97   
19
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.91   
99+
2.70   
1

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02   
8
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol   
3
1,186.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol   
4
2,152.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,434.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV   
37
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
3   
99+
97   
21

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1   
[Rn] 5f9 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3   
99+
97   
21

Number of Neutrons
4   
99+
150   
11

Number of Electrons
3   
99+
97   
21

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm   
31
170.00 pm   
22

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm   
35
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu   
99+
247.00 amu   
18

Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol   
39
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element   
Curium
  

Next Element
Beryllium
  

Valence Electron Potential
19.00 (-eV)   
99+
45.50 (-eV)   
36

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm   
99+
341.60 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3   
99+
14.78 g/cm3   
22

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3   
99+
13.25 g/cm3   
11

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

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+
14.00   
14

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m   
33
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
19
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol   
16
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)   
1
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
24.86 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   

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

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K   
1
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)   
7
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
134.70 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   

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