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Mercury vs Manganese


Manganese vs Mercury


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hg  
Mn  

Group Number
12  
6
7  
11

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439976  
99+
7439965  
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m  
I_ 43m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
217.00  
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.
  
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians  
Johann Gottlieb Gahn  

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE  
In 1774  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.09 %  
2
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.27 %  
8

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 %  
9
0.11 %  
8

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
15

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.
  
  • This metal is very brittle hence it mostly not used as a pure metal, but its alloys are very useful
  • Its alloy Manganese steel is extremely strong and used in railway tracks, safes, prison bars and riffle barrels.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
14

In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.  
23
100.00 p.p.m.  
8

Physical

Melting Point
-38.83 °C  
99+
1,245.00 °C  
37

Boiling Point
356.58 °C  
99+
1,962.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Liquid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silver  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
196.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
0.00 MPa  
99+
196.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s  
99+
5,150.00 m/s  
11

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
73.00 %  
10
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Hg  
Mn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
21  
18

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
1.55  
26

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
18
1.60  
10

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81  
17
1.55  
23

Allen Electronegativity
1.44  
34
1.75  
18

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.45  
29

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4
717.30 kJ/mol  
30

2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21
1,509.00 kJ/mol  
40

3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20
3,248.00 kJ/mol  
21

4th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
30

5th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,990.00 kJ/mol  
29

6th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,220.00 kJ/mol  
22

7th Energy level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,500.00 kJ/mol  
16

8th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18,770.00 kJ/mol  
5

9th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,400.00 kJ/mol  
6

10th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23,960.00 kJ/mol  
9

11th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27,590.00 kJ/mol  
10

12th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30,330.00 kJ/mol  
32

13th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
33,150.00 kJ/mol  
11

14th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,880.00 kJ/mol  
10

15th Energy Level
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
41,987.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
109,480.00 kJ/mol  
1

17th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24
118,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

18th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
127,100.00 kJ/mol  
3

19th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20
138,600.00 kJ/mol  
4

20th Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11
148,500.00 kJ/mol  
6

21st Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33
158,600.00 kJ/mol  
6

22nd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8
172,500.00 kJ/mol  
5

23rd Energy Level
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36
181,380.00 kJ/mol  
5

24th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
650.90 kJ/mol  
34

25th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
717.30 kJ/mol  
24

26th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
650.90 kJ/mol  
35

27th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2
650.90 kJ/mol  
36

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

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

30th Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
650.90 kJ/mol  
38

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

Electron Work Function
4.49 eV  
20
4.10 eV  
32

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
80  
36
25  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  
[Ar] 3d5 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
80  
36
25  
99+

Number of Neutrons
121  
23
30  
99+

Number of Electrons
80  
36
25  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
127.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
200.59 amu  
32
54.94 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gold
  
Chromium
  

Next Element
Thallium
  
Iron
  

Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV)  
99+
220.00 (-eV)  
2

Lattice Constant
300.50 pm  
99+
891.25 pm  
1

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
0.42  
99+
1.55  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3  
25
7.21 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.55 g/cm3  
27
5.95 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
370.00 MPa  
11

Viscosity
0.00  
4
0.00  
2

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
12

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
40.00 GPa  
19

Bulk Modulus
25.00 GPa  
99+
120.00 GPa  
14

Young's Modulus
45.00 GPa  
99+
198.00 GPa  
13

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.53  
27
7.21  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
20
0.00  
12

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

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

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
39
0.48 J/(kg K)  
11

Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K  
16
26.32 J/mol·K  
37

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

Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K  
33
1,519.00 K  
40

Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5
21.70 µm/(m·K)  
22

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+
219.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+
14.64 kJ/mol  
25

Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+
280.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K  
6
32.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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