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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ni
Pd
1.2 Group Number
1010
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
45
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74400207440053
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00225.00
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.
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
William Hyde Wollaston
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1751
In 1803
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-3 %2 * 10-7 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.008 %~0.0000003 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.5.2 Abundance In Meteorites
1.30 %0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
3.1.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.3.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
3.4.2 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 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.
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
4.2.4 In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
1,453.00 °C1,554.90 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
5.2 Boiling Point
2,732.00 °C2,963.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
5.4 Appearance
5.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.4.2 Color
Silver
Silver
5.4.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
5.5 Hardness
5.5.1 Mohs Hardness
4.004.75
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
5.5.4 Brinell Hardness
667.00 MPa320.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
5.6.1 Vickers Hardness
638.00 MPa121.00 MPa
Gold
121 3430
5.7 Speed of Sound
4,900.00 m/s3,070.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
5.9 Optical Properties
5.9.1 Refractive Index
NA1.72
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
5.9.2 Reflectivity
72.00 %84.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
5.12 Allotropes
5.12.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.12.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.12.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Ni
Pd
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
2538
Tennessine Metal
0 38
6.4 Electronegativity
6.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.912.20
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
6.5.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.94NA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
7.1.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.751.35
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
7.1.3 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
7.1.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.881.59
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
7.3 Electropositivity
7.3.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.091.80
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
7.5 Ionization Energies
7.5.1 1st Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol520.23 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
7.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,753.00 kJ/mol7,298.22 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
7.6.2 3rd Energy Level
3,395.00 kJ/mol11,815.13 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
7.6.4 4th Energy Level
5,300.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
7.7.2 5th Energy Level
7,339.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
7.7.3 6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
7.7.5 7th Energy level
12,800.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
7.7.6 8th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
7.7.8 9th Energy Level
18,600.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
7.7.9 10th Energy Level
21,670.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
7.8.1 11th Energy Level
30,970.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
8.1.2 12th Energy Level
34,000.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
8.1.5 13th Energy Level
37,100.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
8.1.7 14th Energy Level
41,500.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
8.2.3 15th Energy Level
44,800.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
8.2.4 16th Energy Level
48,100.00 kJ/molNA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
8.2.5 17th Energy Level
55,101.00 kJ/molNA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
8.2.7 18th Energy Level
58,570.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
58570 134810
8.2.8 19th Energy Level
148,700.00 kJ/molNA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
8.2.10 20th Energy Level
159,000.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
8.2.11 21st Energy Level
169,400.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
9.1.1 22nd Energy Level
182,700.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
9.1.2 23rd Energy Level
194,000.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
9.2.1 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
9.2.2 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
9.3.1 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
9.3.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
9.3.3 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
9.4.1 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
9.4.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
9.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr1.99 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
9.8 Electron Work Function
5.15 eV5.12 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
9.9 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
10 Atomic
10.1 Atomic Number
2846
Lithium Metal
3 117
10.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1
[Kr] 4d10
10.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
10.3.1 Crystal Lattice
10.4 Atom
10.4.1 Number of Protons
2846
Lithium Metal
3 117
10.4.3 Number of Neutrons
3160
Lithium Metal
4 184
10.4.4 Number of Electrons
2846
Lithium Metal
3 117
10.6 Radius of an Atom
10.6.1 Atomic Radius
124.00 pm137.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
10.6.2 Covalent Radius
124.00 pm139.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
10.6.3 Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm163.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
10.7 Atomic Weight
58.69 amu106.42 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
10.8 Atomic Volume
6.59 cm3/mol8.90 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
10.9 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
10.9.1 Previous Element
10.9.2 Next Element
10.10 Valence Electron Potential
42.00 (-eV)33.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
10.11 Lattice Constant
352.40 pm389.07 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
10.12 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
10.13 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
11 Mechanical
11.1 Density
11.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
8.91 g/cm312.02 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
11.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.81 g/cm310.38 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
11.2 Tensile Strength
345.00 MPaNA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
11.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
11.4 Vapor Pressure
11.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
11.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
19.50 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
11.5 Elasticity properties
11.5.1 Shear Modulus
76.00 GPa44.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
11.5.2 Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa180.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
11.5.3 Young's Modulus
200.00 GPa121.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
11.6 Poisson Ratio
0.310.39
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
11.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.9012.02
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
12.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic
Diamagnetic
12.1.3 Permeability
0.00 H/mNA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.1.4 Susceptibility
600.00NA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
12.2 Electrical Properties
12.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
12.2.2 Resistivity
69.30 nΩ·m105.40 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
12.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω0.10 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
12.2.4 Electron Affinity
112.00 kJ/mol54.23 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
13 Thermal
13.1 Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)0.24 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
13.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.07 J/mol·K25.98 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
13.3 Thermal Conductivity
90.90 W/m·K71.80 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
13.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
13.5 Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)11.80 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
13.6 Enthalpy
13.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
371.80 kJ/mol376.60 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
13.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol16.74 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
13.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
422.60 kJ/mol393.30 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
13.7 Standard Molar Entropy
29.90 J/mol.K37.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1