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Magnesium Roentgenium Comparison


Roentgenium Magnesium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mg  
Rg  

Group Number
2  
16
11  
7

Period Number
3  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
-  

CAS Number
7439954  
99+
54386242  
1

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1755  
In 1994  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.06 %  
3
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.07 %  
2
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %  
2
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %  
4
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %  
2
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %  
5
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
  
  • Currently known uses of Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3  
5
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
1,800.00 p.p.m.  
4
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
650.00 °C  
99+
-  

Boiling Point
1,107.00 °C  
99+
2,800.00 °C  
38

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Silver  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
-  

Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
700.00 MPa  
17

Vickers Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
450.00 MPa  
38

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s  
15
3,430.00 m/s  
32

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.49  
37
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
74.00 %  
9
64.00 %  
19

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mg  
Rg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15  
24
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.31  
32
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.32  
24
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23  
26
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.37  
30
0.90  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.29  
99+
0.80  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.69  
23
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
24
1,022.70 kJ/mol  
3

2nd Energy Level
1,450.70 kJ/mol  
99+
2,074.40 kJ/mol  
10

3rd Energy Level
7,732.70 kJ/mol  
5
3,077.90 kJ/mol  
24

4th Energy Level
10,542.50 kJ/mol  
4
4,052.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
13,630.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,306.70 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
18,020.00 kJ/mol  
3
11,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

7th Energy level
21,711.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
25,661.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
31,653.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
35,458.00 kJ/mol  
5
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
169,988.00 kJ/mol  
1
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
24

12th Energy Level
189,368.00 kJ/mol  
1
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
24
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16

14th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
16

15th Energy Level
73,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

16th Energy Level
73,770.00 kJ/mol  
16
83,000.00 kJ/mol  
11

17th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
37
830.80 kJ/mol  
30

18th Energy Level
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
27
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
19

19th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
34
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
737.00 kJ/mol  
28
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

22nd Energy Level
738.00 kJ/mol  
22
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

24th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
538.70 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
19
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
25
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

29th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
26
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
20
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.45 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.10 g/amp-hr  
18

Electron Work Function
3.66 eV  
40
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility  
-  

Atomic

Atomic Number
12  
99+
111  
7

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
12  
99+
111  
7

Number of Neutrons
12  
99+
161  
4

Number of Electrons
12  
99+
111  
7

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
160.00 pm  
29
200.00 pm  
7

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
126.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
173.00 pm  
99+
280.00 pm  
6

Atomic Weight
24.31 amu  
99+
281.00 amu  
6

Atomic Volume
13.97 cm3/mol  
99+
28.70 cm3/mol  
12

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Sodium
  

Next Element
Aluminium
  

Valence Electron Potential
40.00 (-eV)  
99+
11.90 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
320.94 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
15
1.90  
1

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.74 g/cm3  
99+
28.70 g/cm3  
6

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.58 g/cm3  
99+
28.70 g/cm3  
7

Tensile Strength
150.00 MPa  
25
65.00 MPa  
33

Viscosity
0.00  
24
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
17.00 GPa  
99+
26.00 GPa  
36

Bulk Modulus
45.00 GPa  
29
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
45.00 GPa  
99+
12.70 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.29  
15
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.74  
99+
28.70  
8

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
33
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
43.90 nΩ·m  
99+
0.20 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.23 106/cm Ω  
7
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
1.02 J/(kg K)  
4
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
24.87 J/mol·K  
99+
23.70 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
156.00 W/m·K  
8
0.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
923.00 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
24.80 µm/(m·K)  
15
12.60 µm/(m·K)  
40

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.70 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
12

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.95 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
148.50 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
14

Standard Molar Entropy
32.70 J/mol.K  
99+
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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