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Mercury Technetium Comparison


Technetium Mercury comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hg  
Tc  

Group Number
12  
6
7  
11

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439976  
99+
7440268  
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians  
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE  
In 1937  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.09 %  
2
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
-  

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.  
23
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
-38.83 °C  
99+
2,200.00 °C  
9

Boiling Point
356.58 °C  
99+
4,877.00 °C  
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Liquid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Shiny Gray  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
550.00 MPa  
27

Vickers Hardness
0.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s  
99+
16,200.00 m/s  
1

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
73.00 %  
10
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Hg  
Tc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
18
1.36  
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81  
17
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.44  
34
1.51  
31

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34

4th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14

5th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28

6th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

10th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39

11th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37

12th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33

14th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23

15th Energy Level
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29

16th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24

17th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24
702.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

19th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

21st Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

23rd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
702.50 kJ/mol  
28

25th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

26th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

27th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

28th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
5
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

29th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
6
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

30th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

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

Electron Work Function
4.49 eV  
20
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
80  
36
43  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
80  
36
43  
99+

Number of Neutrons
121  
23
55  
99+

Number of Electrons
80  
36
43  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
147.00 pm  
39

Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
200.59 amu  
32
98.00 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol  
99+
8.50 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gold
  

Next Element
Thallium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV)  
99+
180.00 (-eV)  
3

Lattice Constant
300.50 pm  
99+
273.50 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
0.42  
99+
1.60  
21

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3  
25
11.00 g/cm3  
36

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.55 g/cm3  
27
11.00 g/cm3  
34

Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
4
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
25.00 GPa  
99+
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
45.00 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.38  
6

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.53  
27
11.50  
37

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
20
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m  
1
200.00 nΩ·m  
18

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
53.00 kJ/mol  
23

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
39
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30

Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K  
16
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K  
99+
50.60 W/m·K  
30

Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K  
33
2,150.00 K  
16

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+
660.00 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+
23.01 kJ/mol  
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+
649.00 kJ/mol  
9

Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K  
6
181.10 J/mol.K  
2

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