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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Mo
Cm
1.2 Group Number
6NA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
57
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
1.6 CAS Number
74399877440519
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Not Available
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00NA
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.
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1778
In 1944
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
1.2.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
1.3.1 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
2 Uses
2.1 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.
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
2.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
NA
2.2.1 Medical Uses
NA
NA
2.2.2 Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
2.3 Biological Properties
2.3.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Unknown
2.3.2 Present in Human Body
2.3.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
2.5.1 In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
3 Physical
3.1 Melting Point
2,617.00 °C1,340.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.5 Boiling Point
4,612.00 °C3,110.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.6 Appearance
4.6.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.6.2 Color
Gray
Silver
4.6.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.7 Hardness
4.7.1 Mohs Hardness
5.50NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.7.3 Brinell Hardness
1,370.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.7.5 Vickers Hardness
1,400.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
4.8 Speed of Sound
5,400.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
5.3 Optical Properties
5.3.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
5.3.2 Reflectivity
58.00 %NA
Silver
58 97
5.4 Allotropes
5.4.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.4.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.4.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Mo
Cm
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
2515
Tennessine
0 38
7.2 Electronegativity
7.2.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.161.30
Francium
0.7 2.54
7.3.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.15NA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
7.5.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.301.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
7.5.3 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
7.5.5 Allen Electronegativity
2.16NA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
7.6 Electropositivity
7.6.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.842.70
Gold
1.46 3.3
7.8 Ionization Energies
7.8.1 1st Energy Level
684.30 kJ/mol581.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
7.9.2 2nd Energy Level
1,560.00 kJ/mol1,196.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
7.9.4 3rd Energy Level
2,618.00 kJ/mol2,026.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
8.2.2 4th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol3,550.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
8.3.2 5th Energy Level
5,257.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.3.4 6th Energy Level
6,640.80 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.3.5 7th Energy level
12,125.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
8.3.7 8th Energy Level
13,860.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
8.3.9 9th Energy Level
15,835.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
14110 134700
8.3.11 10th Energy Level
17,980.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium
17100 144300
8.3.12 11th Energy Level
20,190.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
19900 169988
8.5.2 12th Energy Level
22,219.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
22219 189368
8.5.3 13th Energy Level
26,930.00 kJ/molNA
Vanadium
26930 76015
8.5.5 14th Energy Level
29,196.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
29196 86450
8.5.7 15th Energy Level
52,490.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese
41987 97510
8.5.9 16th Energy Level
55,000.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
47206 109480
8.5.11 17th Energy Level
61,400.00 kJ/molNA
Cobalt
52737 122200
8.5.13 18th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/molNA
Nickel
58570 134810
8.5.15 19th Energy Level
74,000.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
64702 148700
8.5.17 20th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/molNA
Zinc
80400 171200
8.5.18 21st Energy Level
87,000.00 kJ/molNA
Zinc
87000 179100
8.5.20 22nd Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
93400 184900
8.5.21 23rd Energy Level
98,420.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
98420 198800
8.5.23 24th Energy Level
104,400.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
104400 195200
8.5.24 25th Energy Level
121,900.00 kJ/molNA
121900 121900
8.5.25 26th Energy Level
127,700.00 kJ/molNA
127700 127700
8.5.26 27th Energy Level
133,800.00 kJ/molNA
133800 133800
8.5.27 28th Energy Level
139,800.00 kJ/molNA
139800 139800
8.5.29 29th Energy Level
148,100.00 kJ/molNA
148100 148100
8.5.30 30th Energy Level
154,500.00 kJ/molNA
154500 154500
8.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.89 g/amp-hr3.07 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
8.7 Electron Work Function
4.60 eVNA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
8.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
4296
Lithium
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s1
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
4296
Lithium
3 117
9.4.4 Number of Neutrons
54151
Lithium
4 184
9.4.6 Number of Electrons
4296
Lithium
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
139.00 pm174.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
9.5.3 Covalent Radius
154.00 pm169.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
9.5.5 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
95.95 amu247.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
9.40 cm3/mol18.28 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
88.60 (-eV)44.50 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
314.70 pmNA
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
NA
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
10.28 g/cm313.51 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.1.4 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.33 g/cm313.85 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
10.3 Tensile Strength
324.00 MPaNA
Indium
2.5 11000
10.5 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
11.2 Vapor Pressure
11.2.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
11.2.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
11.6 Elasticity properties
11.6.1 Shear Modulus
126.00 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
11.6.3 Bulk Modulus
230.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
11.6.5 Young's Modulus
329.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
11.7 Poisson Ratio
0.31NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
11.9 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Weldable
Unknown
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
10.2213.51
Lithium
0.53 4500
12.1.3 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
12.1.4 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.2.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
12.3 Electrical Properties
12.3.1 Electrical Property
Semiconductor
Unknown
12.3.2 Resistivity
53.40 nΩ·m1.25 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
12.4.1 Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
12.6.1 Electron Affinity
71.90 kJ/molNA
Mercury
0 222.8
13 Thermal
13.1 Specific Heat
0.25 J/(kg K)NA
Americium
0.11 3.6
14.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·KNA
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
14.3 Thermal Conductivity
138.00 W/m·KNA
Neptunium
6.3 429
14.5 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
14.7 Thermal Expansion
4.80 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten
4.5 97
14.9 Enthalpy
14.9.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
594.10 kJ/molNA
Zinc
7.32 799.1
14.9.3 Enthalpy of Fusion
27.61 kJ/mol15.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
14.10.2 Enthalpy of Atomization
653.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury
61.5 837
14.11 Standard Molar Entropy
28.70 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1