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Moscovium vs Magnesium


Magnesium vs Moscovium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mc  
Mg  

Group Number
15  
3
2  
16

Period Number
7  
3  

Block
p block  
s block  

Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
54085642  
4
7439954  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Moscovium is named after Moscow, where the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is located.  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Joseph Black  

Discovery
In 2003  
In 1755  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.06 %  
3

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.07 %  
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
12.00 %  
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
2.90 %  
4

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.13 %  
2

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.03 %  
5

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Ununpentium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
30
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3  
5

In Bone
0.30 p.p.m.  
26
1,800.00 p.p.m.  
4

Physical

Melting Point
400.00 °C  
99+
650.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,100.00 °C  
99+
1,107.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
260.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
260.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,790.00 m/s  
28
4,940.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.49  
37

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
74.00 %  
9

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mc  
Mg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5  
32
15  
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.31  
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.32  
24

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
1.37  
30

Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
1.29  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.69  
23

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
538.40 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
24

2nd Energy Level
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
25
1,450.70 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,653.30 kJ/mol  
99+
7,732.70 kJ/mol  
5

4th Energy Level
4,679.50 kJ/mol  
34
10,542.50 kJ/mol  
4

5th Energy Level
5,721.60 kJ/mol  
99+
13,630.00 kJ/mol  
3

6th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18,020.00 kJ/mol  
3

7th Energy level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,711.00 kJ/mol  
3

8th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
25,661.00 kJ/mol  
3

9th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36
31,653.00 kJ/mol  
3

10th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,458.00 kJ/mol  
5

11th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
169,988.00 kJ/mol  
1

12th Energy Level
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
6
189,368.00 kJ/mol  
1

13th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
24

14th Energy Level
1,139.00 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
33
73,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

16th Energy Level
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
73,770.00 kJ/mol  
16

17th Energy Level
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
37

18th Energy Level
3,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,370.00 kJ/mol  
27

19th Energy Level
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
34

20th Energy Level
830.00 kJ/mol  
20
737.00 kJ/mol  
28

21st Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
31
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
738.00 kJ/mol  
22

23rd Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
737.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
540.20 kJ/mol  
99+
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

25th Energy Level
700.00 kJ/mol  
31
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

26th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
30
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

27th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
31
737.70 kJ/mol  
19

28th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
36
737.70 kJ/mol  
25

29th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
37
737.70 kJ/mol  
26

30th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
32
737.70 kJ/mol  
20

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.45 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.10 eV  
32
3.66 eV  
40

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization  
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
115  
3
12  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3  
[Ne] 3s2  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununpentium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Magnesium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
115  
3
12  
99+

Number of Neutrons
159  
6
12  
99+

Number of Electrons
115  
3
12  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
160.00 pm  
29

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
320.00 pm  
3
173.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
289.00 amu  
3
24.31 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
22.60 cm3/mol  
19
13.97 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Flerovium
  
Sodium
  

Next Element
Aluminium
  

Valence Electron Potential
5.30 (-eV)  
99+
40.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
320.94 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.70  
8
1.62  
15

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
4.51 g/cm3  
99+
1.74 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.50 g/cm3  
28
1.58 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
150.00 MPa  
25

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
24

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
-  
17.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
45.00 GPa  
29

Young's Modulus
11.80 GPa  
99+
45.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.29  
15

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.50  
29
1.74  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
33

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.35 nΩ·m  
99+
43.90 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.23 106/cm Ω  
7

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
1.02 J/(kg K)  
4

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
24.87 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.37 W/m·K  
99+
156.00 W/m·K  
8

Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
923.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
12.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
24.80 µm/(m·K)  
15

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
420.30 kJ/mol  
21
128.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
8.95 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
395.60 kJ/mol  
28
148.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
32.70 J/mol.K  
99+

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