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Lithium vs Copernicium


Copernicium vs Lithium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li  
Cn  

Group Number
1  
17
12  
6

Period Number
2  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439932  
99+
54084263  
7

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
187.00  
8

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
Copernicium was first synthesized in 1996 by a German research team.  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1817  
In 1996  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
11
-  

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
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
19
-  

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

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+
-  

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60  
23
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
240.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
5.30 MPa  
99+
3,570.00 MPa  
2

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s  
6
3,570.00 m/s  
30

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.35  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
45.00 %  
32

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Li  
Cn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8  
30
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97  
99+
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02  
8
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,154.90 kJ/mol  
2

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3
2,170.00 kJ/mol  
9

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4
4,245.40 kJ/mol  
9

4th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,499.70 kJ/mol  
23

5th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,850.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
26

13th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
16

18th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.60 kJ/mol  
14

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

21st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
28

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

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

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

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

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

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

28th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
2

29th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
3

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
3  
99+
112  
6

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2  

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+
112  
6

Number of Neutrons
4  
99+
285  
1

Number of Electrons
3  
99+
112  
6

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm  
33
147.00 pm  
36

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
122.00 pm  
99+

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

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu  
99+
285.00 amu  
5

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Nihonium
  

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

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
16
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3  
99+
23.70 g/cm3  
7

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3  
99+
23.70 g/cm3  
8

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
10
0.00  
25

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa  
99+
31.00 GPa  
25

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
35.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53  
99+
23.70  
9

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
16
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
22
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol  
20
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

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

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

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K  
5
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7
13.80 µm/(m·K)  
31

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
134.70 kJ/mol  
99+
357.20 kJ/mol  
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K  
99+
55.00 J/mol.K  
34

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