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Nickel vs Tungsten


Tungsten vs Nickel


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ni  
W  

Group Number
10  
8
6  
12

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440020  
99+
7440337  
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.
  
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt  
-  

Discovery
In 1751  
In 1781  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.01 %  
5
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
0.01 %  
3
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
1.30 %  
3
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
15
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3  
17
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31

In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.  
20
0.00 p.p.m.  
40

Physical

Melting Point
1,453.00 °C  
31
3,410.00 °C  
1

Boiling Point
2,732.00 °C  
40
5,660.00 °C  
1

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Grayish White  

Luster
Metallic  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
7.50  
2

Brinell Hardness
667.00 MPa  
20
2,000.00 MPa  
4

Vickers Hardness
638.00 MPa  
24
3,430.00 MPa  
3

Speed of Sound
4,900.00 m/s  
16
4,620.00 m/s  
20

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.68  
28
2.10  
11

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
62.00 %  
21

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ni  
W  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.91  
11
2.36  
3

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.94  
12
0.98  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.40  
20

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.91  
12
2.36  
3

Allen Electronegativity
1.88  
9
1.47  
33

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.09  
99+
1.64  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
25
770.00 kJ/mol  
16

2nd Energy Level
1,753.00 kJ/mol  
26
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30

3rd Energy Level
3,395.00 kJ/mol  
17
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,300.00 kJ/mol  
24
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8

5th Energy Level
7,339.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35

7th Energy level
12,800.00 kJ/mol  
10
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

8th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/mol  
10
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

9th Energy Level
18,600.00 kJ/mol  
10
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25

10th Energy Level
21,670.00 kJ/mol  
14
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

11th Energy Level
30,970.00 kJ/mol  
7
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

12th Energy Level
34,000.00 kJ/mol  
29
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
37,100.00 kJ/mol  
7
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

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

15th Energy Level
44,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18

16th Energy Level
48,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13

17th Energy Level
55,101.00 kJ/mol  
11
770.00 kJ/mol  
34

18th Energy Level
58,570.00 kJ/mol  
12
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24

19th Energy Level
148,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
770.00 kJ/mol  
31

20th Energy Level
159,000.00 kJ/mol  
3
770.00 kJ/mol  
25

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

22nd Energy Level
182,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

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

24th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
770.00 kJ/mol  
15

25th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

26th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

27th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
20
770.00 kJ/mol  
13

28th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
26
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

29th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
27
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

30th Energy Level
737.00 kJ/mol  
21
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.15 eV  
6
4.55 eV  
18

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
28  
99+
74  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  

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+
74  
99+

Number of Neutrons
31  
99+
110  
28

Number of Electrons
28  
99+
74  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
124.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
124.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
31

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
58.69 amu  
99+
183.84 amu  
37

Atomic Volume
6.59 cm3/mol  
99+
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cobalt
  
Tantalum
  

Next Element
Copper
  
Rhenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
42.00 (-eV)  
99+
140.00 (-eV)  
5

Lattice Constant
352.40 pm  
99+
316.52 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.29  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.91 g/cm3  
99+
19.25 g/cm3  
16

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.81 g/cm3  
99+
17.60 g/cm3  
15

Tensile Strength
345.00 MPa  
13
370.00 MPa  
11

Viscosity
0.00  
8
0.00  
1

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
33
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
19.50 (Pa)  
6
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
76.00 GPa  
12
161.00 GPa  
5

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
310.00 GPa  
4

Young's Modulus
200.00 GPa  
12
411.00 GPa  
4

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.90  
99+
19.22  
18

Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
2
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
600.00  
2
0.00  
23

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
69.30 nΩ·m  
39
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
14
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10

Electron Affinity
112.00 kJ/mol  
7
78.60 kJ/mol  
15

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

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

Thermal Conductivity
90.90 W/m·K  
18
173.00 W/m·K  
7

Critical Temperature
1,728.00 K  
35
3,695.00 K  
1

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
371.80 kJ/mol  
29
799.10 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol  
14
35.23 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
422.60 kJ/mol  
22
837.00 kJ/mol  
1

Standard Molar Entropy
29.90 J/mol.K  
99+
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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