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Neodymium Radium Comparison


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Periodic Table

Symbol
Nd   
Ra   

Group Number
1   
17
2   
16

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440008   
99+
7440144   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1885   
In 1898   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
30
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
20
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
30
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
20

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Neodymium-Iron-boron alloy is used to make permanent magnets.
  • It is used in microphones, Mp3 player, loudspeakers, mobile phones, etc.
  
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,010.00 °C   
99+
700.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,127.00 °C   
28
1,737.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
265.00 MPa   
35
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
345.00 MPa   
27
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,330.00 m/s   
38
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Nd   
Ra   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30   
9
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.14   
99+
0.90   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07   
32
0.97   
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.92   
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.89   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.86   
13
3.10   
5

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol   
99+
509.30 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,040.00 kJ/mol   
99+
979.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,130.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
3,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.79 g/amp-hr   
37
4.22 g/amp-hr   
6

Electron Work Function
3.20 eV   
34
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
60   
99+
88   
30

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f4 6s2   
[Rn] 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
60   
99+
88   
30

Number of Neutrons
84   
40
138   
16

Number of Electrons
60   
99+
88   
30

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
181.00 pm   
13
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
201.00 pm   
10
221.00 pm   
3

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
283.00 pm   
4

Atomic Weight
144.24 amu   
99+
226.00 amu   
26

Atomic Volume
20.60 cm3/mol   
18
45.20 cm3/mol   
4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  

Next Element
Promethium
  
Actinium
  

Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)   
99+
20.10 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
365.80 pm   
30
514.80 pm   
13

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61   
4
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.01 g/cm3   
99+
5.50 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.89 g/cm3   
36
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
21
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
101.00 (Pa)   
2
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
16.30 GPa   
38
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
31.80 GPa   
37
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
41.40 GPa   
40
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.28   
16
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.00   
99+
5.00   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Nonmagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
NA   
NA   

Resistivity
643.00 nΩ·m   
6
100.00 nΩ·m   
31

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)   
32
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.45 J/mol·K   
17
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
16.50 W/m·K   
99+
18.60 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.60 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
273.00 kJ/mol   
34
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.14 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.00 kJ/mol   
32
163.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
71.50 J/mol.K   
13
71.00 J/mol.K   
14

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