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Livermorium vs Molybdenum


Molybdenum vs Livermorium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lv  
Mo  

Group Number
16  
2
6  
12

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54100719  
3
7439987  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
Livermorium was first synthesized in 2000 by a joint Russian-American research team.  
  • Molybdenum is highly reactive metal, hence not found free in nature .
  • Till 18th century Molybdenum element were often mistaken as a carbon or Lead.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Carl Wilhelm Scheele  

Discovery
In 2000  
In 1778  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
20

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
17

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Livermorium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Its alloys are used to make engine parts, drills, saw blade, etc.
  • Lubricant additive made up of Molybdenum disulfide is commonly used in the industry. It is also used as a catalyst.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31

In Bone
0.50 p.p.m.  
22
0.70 p.p.m.  
20

Physical

Melting Point
-  
2,617.00 °C  
5

Boiling Point
3,500.00 °C  
18
4,612.00 °C  
9

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
350.00 MPa  
36
1,370.00 MPa  
7

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
1,400.00 MPa  
11

Speed of Sound
4,600.00 m/s  
21
5,400.00 m/s  
9

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
66.00 %  
17
58.00 %  
25

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lv  
Mo  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5  
32
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
2.16  
6

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.15  
34

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.16  
7

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
2.16  
3

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
1.84  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
723.60 kJ/mol  
28
684.30 kJ/mol  
37

2nd Energy Level
1,331.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,560.00 kJ/mol  
38

3rd Energy Level
2,846.30 kJ/mol  
35
2,618.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,811.20 kJ/mol  
99+
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
36

5th Energy Level
6,078.60 kJ/mol  
99+
5,257.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,640.80 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
38
12,125.00 kJ/mol  
13

8th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
34
13,860.00 kJ/mol  
16

9th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
31
15,835.00 kJ/mol  
16

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17,980.00 kJ/mol  
18

11th Energy Level
6,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
20,190.00 kJ/mol  
17

12th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,219.00 kJ/mol  
38

13th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
30
26,930.00 kJ/mol  
13

14th Energy Level
1,168.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,196.00 kJ/mol  
13

15th Energy Level
70,900.00 kJ/mol  
26
52,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
55,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
23
61,400.00 kJ/mol  
9

18th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
32
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
9

19th Energy Level
1,169.70 kJ/mol  
13
74,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

20th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
15
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

21st Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
99+
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

22nd Energy Level
370.00 kJ/mol  
99+
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

23rd Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
98,420.00 kJ/mol  
6

24th Energy Level
548.90 kJ/mol  
99+
104,400.00 kJ/mol  
2

25th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
27
121,900.00 kJ/mol  
1

26th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
26
127,700.00 kJ/mol  
1

27th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
26
133,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

28th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
31
139,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

29th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
32
148,100.00 kJ/mol  
1

30th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol  
26
154,500.00 kJ/mol  
1

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.89 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.60 eV  
17

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
116  
2
42  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4  
[Kr] 4d5 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
116  
2
42  
99+

Number of Neutrons
160  
5
54  
99+

Number of Electrons
116  
2
42  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
183.00 pm  
12
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
183.00 pm  
22
154.00 pm  
34

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
293.00 amu  
2
95.95 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
22.90 cm3/mol  
16
9.40 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Moscovium
  
Niobium
  

Next Element
No Next Element  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
88.60 (-eV)  
13

Lattice Constant
362.15 pm  
36
314.70 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.03  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.90 g/cm3  
28
10.28 g/cm3  
39

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.90 g/cm3  
30
9.33 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
324.00 MPa  
15

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
5

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
27

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.50 GPa  
30
126.00 GPa  
8

Bulk Modulus
42.00 GPa  
34
230.00 GPa  
6

Young's Modulus
12.50 GPa  
99+
329.00 GPa  
6

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.31  
13

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Weldable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.00  
34
10.22  
40

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
29

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
0.50 nΩ·m  
99+
53.40 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.19 106/cm Ω  
11

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
71.90 kJ/mol  
16

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.25 J/(kg K)  
21

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
138.00 W/m·K  
12

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,896.00 K  
6

Thermal Expansion
9.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+
4.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
722.00 kJ/mol  
3
594.10 kJ/mol  
9

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
27.61 kJ/mol  
5

Enthalpy of Atomization
380.50 kJ/mol  
32
653.00 kJ/mol  
7

Standard Molar Entropy
50.20 J/mol.K  
99+
28.70 J/mol.K  
99+

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