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Lithium vs Technetium


Technetium vs Lithium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li  
Tc  

Group Number
1  
17
7  
11

Period Number
2  
5  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439932  
99+
7440268  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson  
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  

Discovery
In 1817  
In 1937  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
22
-  

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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

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+
2,200.00 °C  
9

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C  
99+
4,877.00 °C  
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Shiny Gray  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60  
23
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
550.00 MPa  
27

Vickers Hardness
5.30 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s  
6
16,200.00 m/s  
1

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.35  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Li  
Tc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8  
30
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.36  
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97  
99+
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.51  
31

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02  
8
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34

4th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14

5th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28

6th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

10th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39

11th Energy Level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37

12th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33

14th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23

15th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29

16th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24

17th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
702.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

19th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

21st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

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

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

25th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

26th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

27th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

28th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

29th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

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

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
3  
99+
43  
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1  
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3  
99+
43  
99+

Number of Neutrons
4  
99+
55  
99+

Number of Electrons
3  
99+
43  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm  
33
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
147.00 pm  
39

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu  
99+
98.00 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
19.00 (-eV)  
99+
180.00 (-eV)  
3

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm  
99+
273.50 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
16
1.60  
21

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3  
99+
11.00 g/cm3  
36

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3  
99+
11.00 g/cm3  
34

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
50.00 MPa  
38

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa  
99+
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.38  
6

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53  
99+
11.50  
37

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
16
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m  
33
200.00 nΩ·m  
18

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
22
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol  
20
53.00 kJ/mol  
23

Thermal

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30

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

Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K  
20
50.60 W/m·K  
30

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K  
5
2,150.00 K  
16

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
134.70 kJ/mol  
99+
660.00 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23.01 kJ/mol  
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol  
99+
649.00 kJ/mol  
9

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K  
99+
181.10 J/mol.K  
2

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