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Mendelevium vs Dubnium


Dubnium vs Mendelevium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Md   
Db   

Group Number
Not Available   
5   
13

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440111   
99+
53850354   
14

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
  
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  

Sources
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions   
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1955   
In 1968   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
827.00 °C   
99+
Not Available   

Boiling Point
Not Available   
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Luster
Metallic   
Unknown Luster   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

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   
Db   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16   
23
10   
28

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
635.00 kJ/mol   
99+
664.80 kJ/mol   
38

2nd Energy Level
1,235.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,546.70 kJ/mol   
38

3rd Energy Level
2,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,378.40 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,840.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,298.80 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,305.20 kJ/mol   
39

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.21 g/amp-hr   
12
Not Available   

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
101   
17
105   
13

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f13 7s2   
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Not Known   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
101   
17
105   
13

Number of Neutrons
157   
7
157   
7

Number of Electrons
101   
17
105   
13

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
139.00 pm   
39

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
149.00 pm   
35

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm   
8
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
258.00 amu   
14
268.00 amu   
10

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
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Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
NA   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
Not Available   
29.30 g/cm3   
5

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   

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