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Molybdenum vs Chromium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Mo
Cr
1.2 Group Number
66
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
54
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74399877440473
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Molybdenum is highly reactive metal, hence not found free in nature .
  • Till 18th century Molybdenum element were often mistaken as a carbon or Lead.
  • Chromium is highly reactive, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Ores of Chromites mineral are the major source of Chromium metal.
  • Almost 90% leather tanning is done with the help of chromium.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1778
In Between 1797 - 1798
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %1.5 * 10-3 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %~0.002 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.30 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.01 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys are used to make engine parts, drills, saw blade, etc.
  • Lubricant additive made up of Molybdenum disulfide is commonly used in the industry. It is also used as a catalyst.
  • It is used to harden the steel and produces a stainless steel and other various alloys.
  • It is also used to give proper finish to polished mirrors. Its chromium plates are used in bathroom fittings.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.11 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.0.33 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
2,617.00 °C1,857.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
4,612.00 °C2,672.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Gray
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
5.508.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
1,370.00 MPa687.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
1,400.00 MPa1,060.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
5,400.00 m/s5,940.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
58.00 %NA
Silver
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Mo
Cr
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2521
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.161.66
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.151.66
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.301.56
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
2.161.65
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.842.34
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
684.30 kJ/mol26,130.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,560.00 kJ/mol28,750.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,618.00 kJ/mol34,230.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol37,066.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
5,257.00 kJ/mol97,510.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
6,640.80 kJ/mol105,800.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
12,125.00 kJ/mol114,300.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
13,860.00 kJ/mol125,300.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
15,835.00 kJ/mol134,700.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
17,980.00 kJ/mol144,300.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
20,190.00 kJ/mol26,130.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
22,219.00 kJ/mol28,750.00 kJ/mol
Copper
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
26,930.00 kJ/mol34,230.00 kJ/mol
Vanadium
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
29,196.00 kJ/mol37,066.00 kJ/mol
Iron
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
52,490.00 kJ/mol97,510.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
55,000.00 kJ/mol105,800.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
61,400.00 kJ/mol114,300.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol125,300.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
74,000.00 kJ/mol134,700.00 kJ/mol
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol144,300.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
87,000.00 kJ/mol157,700.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/mol166,090.00 kJ/mol
Copper
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
98,420.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
104,400.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
121,900.00 kJ/molNA
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
127,700.00 kJ/molNA
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
133,800.00 kJ/molNA
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
139,800.00 kJ/molNA
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
148,100.00 kJ/molNA
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
154,500.00 kJ/molNA
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.89 g/amp-hr0.32 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.60 eV4.50 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
4224
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s1
[Ar] 3d5 4s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
4224
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
5428
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
4224
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
139.00 pm128.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
154.00 pm139.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
95.95 amu52.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
9.40 cm3/mol7.23 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
88.60 (-eV)170.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
314.70 pm291.00 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
10.28 g/cm37.19 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.33 g/cm36.30 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
324.00 MPa689.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)774.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
126.00 GPa115.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
230.00 GPa160.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
329.00 GPa279.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.310.21
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Weldable
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
10.227.19
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Semiconductor
NA
8.2.2 Resistivity
53.40 nΩ·m125.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω0.08 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
71.90 kJ/mol64.30 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.25 J/(kg K)0.45 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K23.35 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
138.00 W/m·K93.90 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
4.80 µm/(m·K)4.90 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
594.10 kJ/mol348.80 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
27.61 kJ/mol15.31 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
653.00 kJ/mol397.50 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
28.70 J/mol.K23.80 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1