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Lithium vs Iron


Iron vs Lithium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li   
Fe   

Group Number
1   
17
8   
10

Period Number
2   
4   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7439932   
99+
7439896   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1817   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
0.01 %   
5

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.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

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

In Bone
1.30 p.p.m.   
17
380.00 p.p.m.   
5

Physical Properties

Melting Point
180.54 °C   
99+
1,535.00 °C   
25

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C   
99+
2,750.00 °C   
37

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Gray   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60   
21
4.00   
10

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa   
99+
200.00 MPa   
40

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
608.00 MPa   
18

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s   
3
5,120.00 m/s   
8

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
65.00 %   
12

Allotropes
No   
Yes   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Ferrite (alpha Iron)   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
beta Iron   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
gamma Iron   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Li   
Fe   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8   
30
26   
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98   
99+
1.83   
14

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89   
26
2.20   
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
1.64   
8

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97   
19
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.91   
99+
1.80   
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02   
8
2.17   
40

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol   
99+
762.50 kJ/mol   
17

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol   
3
1,561.90 kJ/mol   
36

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol   
4
2,957.00 kJ/mol   
29

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,290.00 kJ/mol   
16

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,240.00 kJ/mol   
16

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,560.00 kJ/mol   
14

7th Energy level
Not Available   
12,060.00 kJ/mol   
15

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,580.00 kJ/mol   
14

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
22,540.00 kJ/mol   
5

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
25,290.00 kJ/mol   
8

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
28,000.00 kJ/mol   
9

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,920.00 kJ/mol   
9

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
34,830.00 kJ/mol   
9

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
37,840.00 kJ/mol   
11

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
44,100.00 kJ/mol   
11

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
47,206.00 kJ/mol   
13

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
122,200.00 kJ/mol   
1

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
131,000.00 kJ/mol   
2

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
140,500.00 kJ/mol   
3

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
152,600.00 kJ/mol   
5

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
163,000.00 kJ/mol   
5

22nd Energy Level
Not Available   
173,600.00 kJ/mol   
4

23rd Energy Level
Not Available   
188,100.00 kJ/mol   
4

24th Energy Level
Not Available   
195,200.00 kJ/mol   
1

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

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV   
37
4.70 eV   
10

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
3   
99+
26   
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1   
[Ar] 3d6 4s2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3   
99+
26   
99+

Number of Neutrons
4   
99+
30   
99+

Number of Electrons
3   
99+
26   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm   
31
126.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
132.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm   
35
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu   
99+
55.85 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol   
39
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element   
Manganese
  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Cobalt
  

Valence Electron Potential
19.00 (-eV)   
99+
67.00 (-eV)   
20

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm   
99+
286.65 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3   
99+
6.98 g/cm3   
35

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
11,000.00 MPa   
1

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)   
2
0.00 (Pa)   
28

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
36.80 (Pa)   
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa   
99+
82.00 GPa   
11

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa   
99+
170.00 GPa   
10

Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa   
99+
211.00 GPa   
9

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.29   
15

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53   
99+
7.20   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Ferromagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
6.3 * 10-3 H/m   
1

Susceptibility
Not Available   
2,00,000.00   
1

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m   
33
96.10 nΩ·m   
32

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
19
0.10 106/cm Ω   
20

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol   
16
15.70 kJ/mol   
34

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)   
1
0.44 J/(kg K)   
13

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

Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K   
20
80.40 W/m·K   
22

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K   
1
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)   
7
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
134.70 kJ/mol   
99+
351.00 kJ/mol   
23

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol   
99+
14.90 kJ/mol   
22

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol   
99+
414.20 kJ/mol   
19

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

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