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Mercury vs Hassium


Hassium vs Mercury


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
  

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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