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Mercury vs Lawrencium


Lawrencium vs Mercury


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hg  
Lr  

Group Number
12  
6
3  
15

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7439976  
99+
22537195  
15

Space Group Name
R_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
225.00  
3

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.
  
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE  
In 1961–1971  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.09 %  
2
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly 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+
1,627.00 °C  
20

Boiling Point
356.58 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Liquid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silver  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
-  

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
0.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s  
99+
2,760.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
73.00 %  
10
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Hg  
Lr  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
10  
28

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
18
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81  
17
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.44  
34
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31

5th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

13th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15

18th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
12

20th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11
860.00 kJ/mol  
17

21st Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
27

22nd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
32

24th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
5
478.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
6
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10
3.23 g/amp-hr  
12

Electron Work Function
4.49 eV  
20
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
80  
36
103  
15

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  

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
103  
15

Number of Neutrons
121  
23
157  
8

Number of Electrons
80  
36
103  
15

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
162.00 pm  
28

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
31

Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm  
99+
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
200.59 amu  
32
266.00 amu  
12

Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol  
99+
35.10 cm3/mol  
7

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gold
  
Nobelium
  

Next Element
Thallium
  

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

Lattice Constant
300.50 pm  
99+
530.00 pm  
14

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
0.42  
99+
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3  
25
15.00 g/cm3  
22

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.55 g/cm3  
27
15.60 g/cm3  
20

Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
80.00 MPa  
29

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
25.00 GPa  
99+
15.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
45.00 GPa  
99+
210.00 GPa  
10

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.32  
12

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.53  
27
15.60  
22

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
20
0.00  
23

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
39
0.22 J/(kg K)  
29

Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K  
16
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K  
33
1,323.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+
341.90 kJ/mol  
37

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
14

Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K  
6
54.80 J/mol.K  
35

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