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Magnesium vs Cerium

Magnesium
Cerium
Cerium vs Magnesium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Mg   
Ce   
Group Number
2   
16
Not Available   
Period Number
3   
6   
Block
s block   
f block   
Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Lanthanide   
CAS Number
7439954   
99+
7440451   
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
P63/mmc   
Space Group Number
194.00   
5
194.00   
5
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.
  
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
  
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger   
Discovery
In 1755   
In 1803   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
1 * 10-6 %   
16
Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.0000004 %   
23
Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.00 %   
27
Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.01 %   
18
Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
33
Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
Not Available   
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.
  
  • It is used to include flints for cigarette lighters.
  • Its compound Cerium (Ill) Oxide is used as a catalyst; it is put inside the walls of the oven as it prevents from the buildup of cooking residues.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Chemical Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
Medical Research   
Other Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
Alloys   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Moderately Toxic   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   
In Blood
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3   
5
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
30
In Bone
1,800.00 p.p.m.   
4
2.70 p.p.m.   
14
Physical Properties
Melting Point
650.00 °C   
99+
795.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
1,107.00 °C   
99+
3,257.00 °C   
23
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Gray   
Silvery White   
Luster
NA   
Lustrous   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
2.50   
14
2.50   
14
Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa   
36
186.00 MPa   
99+
Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
210.00 MPa   
32
Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s   
11
2,100.00 m/s   
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
74.00 %   
7
Not Available   
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
Mg   
Ce   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
15   
24
30   
9
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.31   
31
1.12   
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.32   
18
Not Available   
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
1.08   
31
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.37   
16
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
1.29   
35
Not Available   
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.69   
23
2.88   
11
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol   
24
534.40 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,450.70 kJ/mol   
99+
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
7,732.70 kJ/mol   
5
1,949.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
10,542.50 kJ/mol   
4
3,547.00 kJ/mol   
99+
5th Energy Level
13,630.00 kJ/mol   
3
6,325.00 kJ/mol   
22
6th Energy Level
18,020.00 kJ/mol   
3
7,490.00 kJ/mol   
21
7th Energy level
21,711.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   
8th Energy Level
25,661.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   
9th Energy Level
31,653.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   
10th Energy Level
35,458.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   
11th Energy Level
169,988.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   
12th Energy Level
189,368.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.45 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.74 g/amp-hr   
99+
Electron Work Function
3.66 eV   
29
2.84 eV   
39
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
12   
99+
58   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2   
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2   
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Magnesium.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cerium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
12   
99+
58   
99+
Number of Neutrons
12   
99+
82   
99+
Number of Electrons
12   
99+
58   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
160.00 pm   
27
181.80 pm   
12
Covalent Radius
141.00 pm   
99+
204.00 pm   
8
Van der Waals Radius
173.00 pm   
37
235.00 pm   
17
Atomic Weight
24.31 amu   
99+
140.12 amu   
99+
Atomic Volume
13.97 cm3/mol   
37
20.67 cm3/mol   
17
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Sodium
  
Lanthanum
  
Next Element
Aluminium
  
Praseodymium
  
Valence Electron Potential
40.00 (-eV)   
99+
41.78 (-eV)   
99+
Lattice Constant
320.94 pm   
99+
362.00 pm   
34
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.74 g/cm3   
99+
6.77 g/cm3   
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.58 g/cm3   
99+
6.55 g/cm3   
38
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
34
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
1.04 (Pa)   
13
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
17.00 GPa   
37
13.50 GPa   
99+
Bulk Modulus
45.00 GPa   
25
21.50 GPa   
99+
Young's Modulus
45.00 GPa   
39
33.60 GPa   
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.29   
15
0.24   
27
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
1.74   
99+
6.77   
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
43.90 nΩ·m   
99+
828.00 nΩ·m   
3
Electrical Conductivity
0.23 106/cm Ω   
7
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
1.02 J/(kg K)   
4
0.19 J/(kg K)   
32
Molar Heat Capacity
24.87 J/mol·K   
99+
26.94 J/mol·K   
23
Thermal Conductivity
156.00 W/m·K   
8
11.30 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
24.80 µm/(m·K)   
15
6.30 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.70 kJ/mol   
99+
414.00 kJ/mol   
16
Enthalpy of Fusion
8.95 kJ/mol   
39
5.46 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
148.50 kJ/mol   
99+
381.00 kJ/mol   
23
Standard Molar Entropy
32.70 J/mol.K   
99+
72.00 J/mol.K   
12
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