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Lithium vs Nobelium


Nobelium vs Lithium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li   
No   

Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   

Period Number
2   
7   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7439932   
99+
10028145   
16

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1966   

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

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Research Purposes   

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+
827.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C   
99+
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Unknown   

Luster
NA   
Unknown Luster   

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   
No   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8   
30
13   
26

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+
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02   
8
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol   
3
1,254.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol   
4
2,643.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,956.00 kJ/mol   
39

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr   
99+
4.83 g/amp-hr   
4

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+
102   
16

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

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Not Known   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3   
99+
102   
16

Number of Neutrons
4   
99+
157   
7

Number of Electrons
3   
99+
102   
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm   
31
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm   
35
246.00 pm   
8

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu   
99+
259.00 amu   
13

Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol   
39
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element   

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Lawrencium
  

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

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

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   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

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
Not Available   

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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