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Lithium vs Copper


Copper vs Lithium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li  
Cu  

Group Number
1  
17
11  
7

Period Number
2  
4  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439932  
99+
7440508  
37

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson  
-  

Discovery
In 1817  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
22
0.01 %  
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
10

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 use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8

In Bone
1.30 p.p.m.  
18
26.00 p.p.m.  
12

Physical

Melting Point
180.54 °C  
99+
1,084.62 °C  
40

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C  
99+
2,562.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Copper  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60  
23
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
235.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
5.30 MPa  
99+
343.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s  
6
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.35  
99+
1.10  
99+

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
90.00 %  
4

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Li  
Cu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8  
30
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.75  
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97  
99+
1.49  
27

Allen Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.85  
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02  
8
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15

4th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21

5th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16

7th Energy level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

8th Energy Level
730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

9th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9

10th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

11th Energy Level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13

12th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27

13th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

14th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

15th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12

18th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

19th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11

20th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2

21st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

22nd Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1

23rd Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

24th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

25th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

26th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

27th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
18

28th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
24

29th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
25

30th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV  
99+
4.65 eV  
16

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
3  
99+
29  
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3  
99+
29  
99+

Number of Neutrons
4  
99+
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
3  
99+
29  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm  
33
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+

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

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu  
99+
63.55 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  
Nickel
  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Zinc
  

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

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm  
99+
361.49 pm  
39

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
16
1.28  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3  
99+
8.96 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
210.00 MPa  
19

Viscosity
0.00  
10
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)  
2
1.53 (Pa)  
8

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa  
99+
48.00 GPa  
15

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
140.00 GPa  
12

Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
120.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53  
99+
8.89  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
19

Susceptibility
0.00  
16
0.00  
31

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
22
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol  
20
222.80 kJ/mol  
1

Thermal

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15

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

Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K  
20
401.00 W/m·K  
2

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K  
5
1,358.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol  
99+
338.90 kJ/mol  
39

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K  
99+
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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