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Meitnerium vs Hafnium


Hafnium vs Meitnerium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mt  
Hf  

Group Number
9  
9
4  
14

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Probably Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54038016  
10
7440586  
30

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  

Sources
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  
By-product Zirconium Refining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy  

Discovery
In 1982  
In 1922  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
14

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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
-  
2,150.00 °C  
10

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
5,400.00 °C  
5

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
1,450.00 MPa  
6

Vickers Hardness
350.00 MPa  
99+
1,520.00 MPa  
10

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
3,010.00 m/s  
39

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
71.00 %  
12

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mt  
Hf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
4  
33
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.16  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
800.80 kJ/mol  
15
658.50 kJ/mol  
40

2nd Energy Level
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18
1,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31
2,250.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+
3,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
33

6th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
38

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,590.00 kJ/mol  
40

11th Energy Level
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
40

12th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

15th Energy Level
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17
65,800.00 kJ/mol  
34

16th Energy Level
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
36

19th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
850.00 kJ/mol  
18
658.00 kJ/mol  
37

21st Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
31

23rd Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
565.60 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
31

25th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
658.00 kJ/mol  
33

26th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
658.50 kJ/mol  
32

27th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
12
658.50 kJ/mol  
33

28th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
658.50 kJ/mol  
38

29th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
658.50 kJ/mol  
39

30th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
658.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.90 eV  
36

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
109  
9
72  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
109  
9
72  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
106  
30

Number of Electrons
109  
9
72  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
129.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
260.00 pm  
9
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
278.00 amu  
7
178.49 amu  
39

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Hassium
  
Lutetium
  

Next Element
Tantalum
  

Valence Electron Potential
31.20 (-eV)  
99+
81.00 (-eV)  
16

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
319.64 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
27
1.58  
34

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
37.40 g/cm3  
2
13.31 g/cm3  
27

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.40 g/cm3  
2
12.00 g/cm3  
31

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
445.00 MPa  
9

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
28

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)  
25

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
35.00 GPa  
21
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
13.50 GPa  
99+
78.00 GPa  
27

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
37.40  
4
13.31  
30

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
13

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.35 nΩ·m  
99+
331.00 nΩ·m  
14

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
23.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,500.00 K  
11

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+
661.10 kJ/mol  
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
25.10 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Atomization
350.20 kJ/mol  
37
703.00 kJ/mol  
5

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

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