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Lithium vs Tin


Tin
Tin vs Lithium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li  
Sn  

Group Number
1  
17
14  
4

Period Number
2  
5  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7439932  
99+
7440315  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
I41/amd  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
141.00  
10

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson  
-  

Discovery
In 1817  
Before 3500 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
15

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.
  
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3  
10

In Bone
1.30 p.p.m.  
18
1.40 p.p.m.  
17

Physical

Melting Point
180.54 °C  
99+
231.90 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C  
99+
2,270.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60  
23
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
50.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
5.30 MPa  
99+
50.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s  
6
2,730.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.35  
99+
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
51.00 %  
30

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  

β Allotropes
-  
White Tin (Beta Tin)  

γ Allotropes
-  
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Li  
Sn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8  
30
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
1.96  
9

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.49  
19

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.72  
5

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97  
99+
2.21  
5

Allen Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.82  
14

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02  
8
2.04  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30

4th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21

6th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39

8th Energy Level
730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35

9th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32

10th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36

11th Energy Level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34

12th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31

14th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27

16th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

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

18th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33

19th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
39

20th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.00 kJ/mol  
33

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

22nd Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

24th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
26

25th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
28

26th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

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

28th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
32

29th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

30th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

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

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV  
99+
4.42 eV  
22

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
3  
99+
50  
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3  
99+
50  
99+

Number of Neutrons
4  
99+
69  
99+

Number of Electrons
3  
99+
50  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm  
33
140.00 pm  
40

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm  
99+
217.00 pm  
29

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu  
99+
118.71 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  
Indium
  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Cesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
19.00 (-eV)  
99+
83.50 (-eV)  
14

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm  
99+
583.18 pm  
7

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
16
0.68  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
10
0.00  
15

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)  
2
0.00 (Pa)  
18

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa  
99+
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
58.00 GPa  
21

Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.36  
8

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53  
99+
7.31  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
16
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m  
33
115.00 nΩ·m  
28

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
22
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol  
20
107.30 kJ/mol  
9

Thermal

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28

Molar Heat Capacity
24.86 J/mol·K  
99+
27.11 J/mol·K  
26

Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K  
20
66.80 W/m·K  
25

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K  
5
505.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol  
99+
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K  
99+
51.20 J/mol.K  
40

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