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Nickel vs Radium


Radium vs Nickel


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ni  
Ra  

Group Number
10  
8
2  
16

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
7440020  
99+
7440144  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
229.00  
2

Facts

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.
  
  • 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, Ores of Minerals  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt  
-  

Discovery
In 1751  
In 1898  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.01 %  
5
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.01 %  
3
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
1.30 %  
3
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
15
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
23

Uses

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.
  
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3  
17
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34

In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.  
20
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,453.00 °C  
31
700.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,732.00 °C  
40
1,737.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
1.00  
22

Brinell Hardness
667.00 MPa  
20
700.00 MPa  
17

Vickers Hardness
638.00 MPa  
24
140.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,900.00 m/s  
16
3,150.00 m/s  
37

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.68  
28
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
83.00 %  
6

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ni  
Ra  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.91  
11
0.90  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.94  
12
0.89  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
0.97  
39

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.91  
12
0.92  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.88  
9
0.89  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.09  
99+
3.10  
5

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
25
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,753.00 kJ/mol  
26
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,395.00 kJ/mol  
17
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,300.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27

5th Energy Level
7,339.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
12,800.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
18,600.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
21,670.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
30,970.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
34,000.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
37,100.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
41,500.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
44,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
48,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
55,101.00 kJ/mol  
11
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
58,570.00 kJ/mol  
12
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
148,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
159,000.00 kJ/mol  
3
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
169,400.00 kJ/mol  
3
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
182,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
194,000.00 kJ/mol  
2
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
20
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
26
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
27
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
737.00 kJ/mol  
21
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr  
99+
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6

Electron Work Function
5.15 eV  
6
4.30 eV  
25

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
28  
99+
88  
30

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1  
[Rn] 7s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Nickel.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
28  
99+
88  
30

Number of Neutrons
31  
99+
138  
17

Number of Electrons
28  
99+
88  
30

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
124.00 pm  
99+
215.00 pm  
6

Covalent Radius
124.00 pm  
99+
221.00 pm  
3

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
283.00 pm  
5

Atomic Weight
58.69 amu  
99+
226.00 amu  
26

Atomic Volume
6.59 cm3/mol  
99+
45.20 cm3/mol  
5

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cobalt
  
Francium
  

Next Element
Copper
  
Actinium
  

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

Lattice Constant
352.40 pm  
99+
514.80 pm  
15

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.81 g/cm3  
99+
5.50 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
345.00 MPa  
13
40.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
8
0.00  
2

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
33
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
19.50 (Pa)  
6
0.00 (Pa)  
33

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
76.00 GPa  
12
25.00 GPa  
38

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
43.00 GPa  
33

Young's Modulus
200.00 GPa  
12
83.00 GPa  
25

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.31  
13

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.90  
99+
5.00  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic  
Nonmagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
2
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
600.00  
2
0.00  
18

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
69.30 nΩ·m  
39
100.00 nΩ·m  
31

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
14
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
112.00 kJ/mol  
7
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.07 J/mol·K  
39
20.05 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
90.90 W/m·K  
18
18.60 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,728.00 K  
35
973.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
34
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
371.80 kJ/mol  
29
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol  
14
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
422.60 kJ/mol  
22
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
29.90 J/mol.K  
99+
71.00 J/mol.K  
14

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