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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ni
Cf
1.2 Group Number
10NA
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
47
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
1.6 CAS Number
74400207440713
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1751
In 1950
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-3 %NA
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.008 %~-9999 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.30 %NA
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %NA
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It has corrosion resistance and hence it is used to plate other metals.
  • Its alloys are very useful; Nichrome alloy is used in the hot coil of toasters and electric oven.
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,453.00 °C900.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,732.00 °C1,470.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
4.003.00
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
667.00 MPaNA
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
638.00 MPaNA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
4,900.00 m/sNA
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
72.00 %NA
Molybdenum Metal
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
Ni
Cf
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2520
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.911.30
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.94NA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.751.20
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.88NA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.092.70
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol608.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,753.00 kJ/mol1,206.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,395.00 kJ/mol2,267.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
5,300.00 kJ/mol3,599.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,339.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
12,800.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
18,600.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
21,670.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
30,970.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
34,000.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
37,100.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
41,500.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
44,800.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
48,100.00 kJ/molNA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
55,101.00 kJ/molNA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
58,570.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
148,700.00 kJ/molNA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
159,000.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
169,400.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
182,700.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
194,000.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr3.12 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
5.15 eVNA
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
2898
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
2898
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
31153
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
2898
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
124.00 pm186.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
124.00 pmNA
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pmNA
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
58.69 amu251.00 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
6.59 cm3/molNA
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
42.00 (-eV)44.50 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
352.40 pm338.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
8.91 g/cm315.10 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.81 g/cm3NA
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
345.00 MPaNA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
19.50 (Pa)NA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
76.00 GPaNA
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPaNA
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
200.00 GPaNA
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.31NA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Malleable, Sectile
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.9015.10
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
0.00 H/mNA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
600.00NA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
8.2.2 Resistivity
69.30 nΩ·mNA
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
112.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)NA
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.07 J/mol·KNA
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
90.90 W/m·KNA
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
371.80 kJ/molNA
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/molNA
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
422.60 kJ/molNA
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
29.90 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1