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Mercury Praseodymium Comparison


Praseodymium Mercury comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hg   
Pr   

Group Number
12   
6
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7439976   
99+
7440100   
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
166.00   
6
194.00   
5

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.
  
  • Praseodymium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Praseodymium is used as possible fuel for radioactive generators.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
Not Available   

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE   
In 1885   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 %   
9
0.00 %   
27

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
39

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.
  
  • The main use of Praseodymium include alloys. Praseodymium –Magnesium alloy is used in aircraft engines due to its high strength.
  • This metal is also used while making a permanent magnets.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Dentistry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Moderately Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
Not Available   

In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available   
935.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
356.58 °C   
99+
3,130.00 °C   
27

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Liquid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Grayish White   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
481.00 MPa   
24

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
400.00 MPa   
25

Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s   
99+
2,280.00 m/s   
40

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   
Pr   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34   
5
31   
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00   
7
1.13   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20   
7
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44   
17
1.07   
32

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81   
9
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.44   
30
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00   
99+
2.87   
12

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4
527.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20
1,020.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
2,086.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,761.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,551.00 kJ/mol   
29

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
1.75 g/amp-hr   
40

Electron Work Function
4.49 eV   
15
2.70 eV   
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
80   
36
59   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   
[Xe] 4f3 6s2   

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

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Praseodymium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
80   
36
59   
99+

Number of Neutrons
121   
22
82   
99+

Number of Electrons
80   
36
59   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm   
32
182.00 pm   
11

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
203.00 pm   
9

Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm   
99+
239.00 pm   
14

Atomic Weight
200.59 amu   
32
140.91 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
20.80 cm3/mol   
15

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gold
  
Cerium
  

Next Element
Thallium
  
Neodymium
  

Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV)   
99+
42.64 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
300.50 pm   
99+
367.25 pm   
29

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.61   
4

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3   
24
6.77 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
6.50 g/cm3   
39

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
0.00   
1
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
25

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
13.20 (Pa)   
7

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
14.80 GPa   
39

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
28.80 GPa   
40

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
37.30 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.28   
16

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.53   
16
6.77   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
0.70 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
0.19 J/(kg K)   
32

Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K   
13
27.20 J/mol·K   
18

Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K   
99+
12.50 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K   
6
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5
6.70 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+
296.80 kJ/mol   
29

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+
6.89 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+
368.00 kJ/mol   
24

Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K   
6
73.20 J/mol.K   
10

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