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Mercury Hassium Comparison


Hassium Mercury comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hg   
Hs   

Group Number
12   
6
8   
10

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7439976   
99+
54037579   
11

Space Group Name
R_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
166.00   
6
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
  • Hassium metals rate of decay is very high.
  • Hassium metals 1st sample was synthesized through a nuclear reaction.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung   

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE   
In 1984   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 %   
9
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
  • Currently known uses of Hassium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Dentistry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available   
Not Available   

Boiling Point
356.58 °C   
99+
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Liquid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s   
99+
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00   
3
Not Available   

Reflectivity
73.00 %   
8
Not Available   

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
Hg   
Hs   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34   
5
7   
31

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00   
7
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20   
7
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44   
17
Not Available   

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81   
9
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.44   
30
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00   
99+
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4
733.30 kJ/mol   
26

2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20
1,756.00 kJ/mol   
24

3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
2,827.00 kJ/mol   
36

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,637.50 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,940.00 kJ/mol   
34

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,175.10 kJ/mol   
23

7th Energy level
Not Available   
7,535.50 kJ/mol   
21

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,857.40 kJ/mol   
20

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
Not Available   

Electron Work Function
4.49 eV   
15
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
80   
36
108   
10

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   
[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
80   
36
108   
10

Number of Neutrons
121   
22
158   
6

Number of Electrons
80   
36
108   
10

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm   
32
126.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
134.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
200.59 amu   
32
269.00 amu   
9

Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gold
  
Bohrium
  

Next Element
Thallium
  
Meitnerium
  

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

Lattice Constant
300.50 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
NA   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3   
24
40.70 g/cm3   
1

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
0.00   
1
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.53   
16
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Unknown   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K   
13
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K   
99+
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K   
6
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K   
6
Not Available   

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