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Meitnerium Iridium Comparison


Iridium Meitnerium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mt  
Ir  

Group Number
9  
9
9  
9

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Probably Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54038016  
10
7439885  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

Sources
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
In 1982  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

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

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
-  
2,410.00 °C  
7

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
4,527.00 °C  
10

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
1,670.00 MPa  
5

Vickers Hardness
350.00 MPa  
99+
1,760.00 MPa  
8

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
4,825.00 m/s  
17

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
78.00 %  
8

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mt  
Ir  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
4  
33
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.55  
12

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.68  
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
800.80 kJ/mol  
15
880.00 kJ/mol  
9

2nd Energy Level
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
36

3rd Energy Level
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31
2,256.10 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
8

6th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
25

7th Energy level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

8th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

9th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
23

11th Energy Level
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
20

12th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
40

13th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15

14th Energy Level
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
14

15th Energy Level
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

16th Energy Level
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

17th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20
880.00 kJ/mol  
26

18th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15

19th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17
880.00 kJ/mol  
24

20th Energy Level
850.00 kJ/mol  
18
880.00 kJ/mol  
14

21st Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
37

22nd Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
12

23rd Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
7

24th Energy Level
565.60 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

25th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

26th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

27th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
12
880.00 kJ/mol  
5

28th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

29th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
880.00 kJ/mol  
9

30th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

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

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.55 eV  
18

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
109  
9
77  
39

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Iridium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
109  
9
74  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
110  
28

Number of Electrons
109  
9
74  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
129.00 pm  
99+
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
260.00 pm  
9
202.00 pm  
34

Atomic Weight
278.00 amu  
7
192.22 amu  
34

Atomic Volume
20.20 cm3/mol  
30
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Hassium
  
Osmium
  

Next Element
Platinum
  

Valence Electron Potential
31.20 (-eV)  
99+
140.00 (-eV)  
5

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
383.90 pm  
29

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
27
1.58  
35

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
37.40 g/cm3  
2
22.56 g/cm3  
10

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.40 g/cm3  
2
19.00 g/cm3  
13

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
2,000.00 MPa  
2

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
21

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
26

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
35.00 GPa  
21
210.00 GPa  
2

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
320.00 GPa  
3

Young's Modulus
13.50 GPa  
99+
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
37.40  
4
21.78  
12

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
5

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.35 nΩ·m  
99+
47.10 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
151.00 kJ/mol  
4

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
147.00 W/m·K  
10

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,719.00 K  
8

Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+
799.10 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
35.23 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
350.20 kJ/mol  
37
837.00 kJ/mol  
1

Standard Molar Entropy
63.80 J/mol.K  
22
35.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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