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Molybdenum vs Sodium


Sodium vs Molybdenum


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mo  
-  

Group Number
6  
12
1  
17

Period Number
5  
3  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7439987  
99+
7440235  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
229.00  
2

Facts

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.
  
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 1778  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
7

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
24
0.55 %  
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
39
2.30 %  
5

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
9
1.10 %  
1

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
17
0.14 %  
4

Uses

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.
  
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1

In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.  
20
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2

Physical

Melting Point
2,617.00 °C  
5
97.72 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
4,612.00 °C  
9
883.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
0.50  
24

Brinell Hardness
1,370.00 MPa  
7
0.69 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,400.00 MPa  
11
0.69 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,400.00 m/s  
9
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.00  
15
1.33  
99+

Reflectivity
58.00 %  
25
53.00 %  
28

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mo  
-  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
17  
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.16  
6
0.93  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.15  
34
0.56  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.01  
36

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.16  
7
0.91  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
2.16  
3
0.87  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.84  
99+
3.07  
6

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
684.30 kJ/mol  
37
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,560.00 kJ/mol  
38
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4

3rd Energy Level
2,618.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6

4th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
36
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5

5th Energy Level
5,257.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4

6th Energy Level
6,640.80 kJ/mol  
99+
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4

7th Energy level
12,125.00 kJ/mol  
13
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4

8th Energy Level
13,860.00 kJ/mol  
16
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4

9th Energy Level
15,835.00 kJ/mol  
16
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4

10th Energy Level
17,980.00 kJ/mol  
18
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2

11th Energy Level
20,190.00 kJ/mol  
17
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2

12th Energy Level
22,219.00 kJ/mol  
38
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
26,930.00 kJ/mol  
13
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
29,196.00 kJ/mol  
13
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
52,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
55,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
61,400.00 kJ/mol  
9
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
9
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
74,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
495.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
98,420.00 kJ/mol  
6
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
104,400.00 kJ/mol  
2
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
121,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
127,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
133,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
139,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
148,100.00 kJ/mol  
1
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
154,500.00 kJ/mol  
1
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.89 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.86 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.60 eV  
17
2.75 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
42  
99+
11  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s1  
[Ne] 3s1  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
42  
99+
11  
99+

Number of Neutrons
54  
99+
12  
99+

Number of Electrons
42  
99+
11  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
186.00 pm  
11

Covalent Radius
154.00 pm  
34
166.00 pm  
29

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
227.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
95.95 amu  
99+
22.99 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
9.40 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Niobium
  
Beryllium
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
88.60 (-eV)  
13
14.10 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
314.70 pm  
99+
429.06 pm  
22

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.03  
99+
1.01  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
10.28 g/cm3  
39
0.97 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.33 g/cm3  
99+
0.93 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
324.00 MPa  
15
10.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
5
0.00  
5

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
27
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
126.00 GPa  
8
3.30 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
230.00 GPa  
6
6.30 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
329.00 GPa  
6
10.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Weldable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.22  
40
0.97  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
6

Susceptibility
0.00  
29
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
53.40 nΩ·m  
99+
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
11
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9

Electron Affinity
71.90 kJ/mol  
16
52.80 kJ/mol  
24

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.25 J/(kg K)  
21
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3

Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+
28.23 J/mol·K  
13

Thermal Conductivity
138.00 W/m·K  
12
142.00 W/m·K  
11

Critical Temperature
2,896.00 K  
6
2,573.00 K  
10

Thermal Expansion
4.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
594.10 kJ/mol  
9
89.04 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
27.61 kJ/mol  
5
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
653.00 kJ/mol  
7
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
28.70 J/mol.K  
99+
51.30 J/mol.K  
39

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