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Mercury Protactinium Comparison


Protactinium Mercury comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hg   
Pa   

Group Number
12   
6
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7439976   
99+
7440133   
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m   
I4/mmm   

Space Group Number
166.00   
6
139.00   
8

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.
  
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
William Crookes   

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE   
In 1900   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 %   
9
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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 Protactinium 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   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

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   
1,568.00 °C   
21

Boiling Point
356.58 °C   
99+
4,027.00 °C   
12

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Liquid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

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   
Pa   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34   
5
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00   
7
1.50   
27

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20   
7
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44   
17
1.14   
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81   
9
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.44   
30
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00   
99+
2.50   
27

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
1,814.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
2,991.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
1.72 g/amp-hr   
99+

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
91   
27

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
80   
36
91   
27

Number of Neutrons
121   
22
122   
21

Number of Electrons
80   
36
91   
27

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm   
32
163.00 pm   
25

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
200.00 pm   
11

Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm   
99+
243.00 pm   
11

Atomic Weight
200.59 amu   
32
231.04 amu   
24

Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
15.00 cm3/mol   
34

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gold
  
Thorium
  

Next Element
Thallium
  
Uranium
  

Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV)   
99+
92.00 (-eV)   
11

Lattice Constant
300.50 pm   
99+
392.50 pm   
23

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3   
24
15.37 g/cm3   
20

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
15.37   
12

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
177.00 nΩ·m   
21

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.05 106/cm Ω   
34

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

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

Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K   
99+
47.00 W/m·K   
32

Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K   
6
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+
12.34 kJ/mol   
28

Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K   
6
198.10 J/mol.K   
1

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