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Mendelevium Copper Comparison


Copper Mendelevium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Md   
Cu   

Group Number
Not Available   
11   
7

Period Number
7   
4   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440111   
99+
7440508   
37

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions   
Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1955   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
9

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
8

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
26.00 p.p.m.   
12

Physical Properties

Melting Point
827.00 °C   
99+
1,084.62 °C   
40

Boiling Point
Not Available   
2,562.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Unknown   
Copper   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
3.00   
12

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
235.00 MPa   
38

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
343.00 MPa   
28

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
3,810.00 m/s   
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
90.00 %   
3

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
Md   
Cu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16   
23
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.90   
11

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.98   
9

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.75   
3

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.49   
14

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.85   
9

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
635.00 kJ/mol   
99+
745.50 kJ/mol   
22

2nd Energy Level
1,235.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol   
15

3rd Energy Level
2,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol   
15

4th Energy Level
3,840.00 kJ/mol   
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol   
12

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,700.00 kJ/mol   
11

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,900.00 kJ/mol   
10

7th Energy level
Not Available   
13,400.00 kJ/mol   
7

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
16,000.00 kJ/mol   
9

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
19,200.00 kJ/mol   
9

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
22,400.00 kJ/mol   
11

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
25,600.00 kJ/mol   
13

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
35,600.00 kJ/mol   
6

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,700.00 kJ/mol   
6

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,000.00 kJ/mol   
7

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
46,700.00 kJ/mol   
9

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
50,200.00 kJ/mol   
10

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
53,700.00 kJ/mol   
12

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
61,100.00 kJ/mol   
10

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
64,702.00 kJ/mol   
11

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
163,700.00 kJ/mol   
2

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
174,100.00 kJ/mol   
2

22nd Energy Level
Not Available   
184,900.00 kJ/mol   
1

23rd Energy Level
Not Available   
198,800.00 kJ/mol   
1

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.21 g/amp-hr   
12
1.19 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.65 eV   
11

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
101   
17
29   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f13 7s2   
[Ar] 3d10 4s1   

Crystal Structure
Not Known   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
101   
17
29   
99+

Number of Neutrons
157   
7
35   
99+

Number of Electrons
101   
17
29   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
128.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
132.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm   
8
140.00 pm   
99+

Atomic Weight
258.00 amu   
14
63.55 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Fermium
  
Nickel
  

Next Element
Nobelium
  
Zinc
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
34.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
361.49 pm   
35

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
Not Available   
8.96 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
8.02 g/cm3   
27

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
1.53 (Pa)   
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
48.00 GPa   
15

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
140.00 GPa   
12

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
120.00 GPa   
17

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.34   
10

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
8.89   
34

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown   
Diamagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m   
5

Susceptibility
Not Available   
-9.63 * 10-6   
4

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
16.78 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.60 106/cm Ω   
2

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
222.80 kJ/mol   
1

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.38 J/(kg K)   
15

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
24.44 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
401.00 W/m·K   
2

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
16.50 µm/(m·K)   
25

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
283.70 kJ/mol   
33

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
7.11 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
338.90 kJ/mol   
29

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
33.20 J/mol.K   
99+

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