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Magnesium vs Flerovium


Flerovium vs Magnesium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mg  
Fl  

Group Number
2  
16
14  
4

Period Number
3  
7  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7439954  
99+
54085164  
5

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
198.00  
6

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.
  
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining  
-  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1755  
In 1999  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.06 %  
3
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.07 %  
2
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %  
2
0.00 %  
99+

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 Flerovium 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  
Alloys, 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+
67.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,107.00 °C  
99+
147.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
450.00 MPa  
38

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s  
15
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.49  
37
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
74.00 %  
9
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mg  
Fl  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15  
24
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.31  
32
2.60  
1

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.32  
24
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23  
26
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.37  
30
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.29  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.69  
23
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
24
823.90 kJ/mol  
13

2nd Energy Level
1,450.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,601.60 kJ/mol  
35

3rd Energy Level
7,732.70 kJ/mol  
5
3,367.30 kJ/mol  
18

4th Energy Level
10,542.50 kJ/mol  
4
4,399.70 kJ/mol  
37

5th Energy Level
13,630.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
18,020.00 kJ/mol  
3
11,400.00 kJ/mol  
9

7th Energy level
21,711.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
25,661.00 kJ/mol  
3
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

9th Energy Level
31,653.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
35,458.00 kJ/mol  
5
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
169,988.00 kJ/mol  
1
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
189,368.00 kJ/mol  
1
36,400.00 kJ/mol  
24

13th Energy Level
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,145.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
73,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
33

16th Energy Level
73,770.00 kJ/mol  
16
36,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
37
1,144.00 kJ/mol  
17

18th Energy Level
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
34
1,127.50 kJ/mol  
16

20th Energy Level
737.00 kJ/mol  
28
800.00 kJ/mol  
24

21st Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
670.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
34

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

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

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

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

28th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
25
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol  
26
800.10 kJ/mol  
17

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

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

Electron Work Function
3.66 eV  
40
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
12  
99+
114  
4

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Magnesium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Flerovium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
12  
99+
114  
4

Number of Neutrons
12  
99+
184  
2

Number of Electrons
12  
99+
114  
4

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
160.00 pm  
29
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
171.00 pm  
26

Van der Waals Radius
173.00 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
24.31 amu  
99+
289.00 amu  
3

Atomic Volume
13.97 cm3/mol  
99+
14.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Sodium
  
Nihonium
  

Next Element
Aluminium
  
Moscovium
  

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

Lattice Constant
320.94 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
15
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.74 g/cm3  
99+
14.00 g/cm3  
24

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.58 g/cm3  
99+
14.00 g/cm3  
24

Tensile Strength
150.00 MPa  
25
0.10 MPa  
99+

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)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
17.00 GPa  
99+
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
45.00 GPa  
29
15.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.29  
15
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.74  
99+
14.00  
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
15

Susceptibility
0.00  
33
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
43.90 nΩ·m  
99+
5.40 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
1.02 J/(kg K)  
4
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

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

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

Critical Temperature
923.00 K  
99+
340.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
24.80 µm/(m·K)  
15
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.70 kJ/mol  
99+
337.40 kJ/mol  
38

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.95 kJ/mol  
99+
14.50 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Atomization
148.50 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

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

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