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Nihonium vs Calcium


Calcium vs Nihonium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Nh  
Ca  

Group Number
13  
5
2  
16

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
p block  
s block  

Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
54084707  
6
7440702  
21

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
Nihonium is a synthetic chemical element and is highly radioactive.  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 2003  
In 1808  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.01 %  
4

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.01 %  
4

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
1.10 %  
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
5.00 %  
3

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
5

Abundance In Humans
-  
1.40 %  
1

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Ununtrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
  • Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
29
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3  
4

In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.  
27
170,000.00 p.p.m.  
1

Physical

Melting Point
430.00 °C  
99+
839.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,130.00 °C  
99+
1,484.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
1.75  
18

Brinell Hardness
600.00 MPa  
24
170.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
350.00 MPa  
99+
170.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,600.00 m/s  
29
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.54  
35

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Nh  
Ca  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
7  
31
19  
20

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
0.95  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.04  
35

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.00  
99+
1.08  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.03  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
3.00  
9

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
704.90 kJ/mol  
34
589.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,238.50 kJ/mol  
7
1,145.40 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,023.30 kJ/mol  
26
4,912.40 kJ/mol  
7

4th Energy Level
4,351.50 kJ/mol  
39
6,491.00 kJ/mol  
15

5th Energy Level
5,692.60 kJ/mol  
99+
8,153.00 kJ/mol  
11

6th Energy Level
7,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,496.00 kJ/mol  
14

7th Energy level
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
40
12,270.00 kJ/mol  
12

8th Energy Level
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
36
14,206.00 kJ/mol  
15

9th Energy Level
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33
18,191.00 kJ/mol  
12

10th Energy Level
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
37
20,385.00 kJ/mol  
16

11th Energy Level
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
35
57,110.00 kJ/mol  
3

12th Energy Level
70,000.00 kJ/mol  
5
63,410.00 kJ/mol  
9

13th Energy Level
7,000.00 kJ/mol  
34
70,110.00 kJ/mol  
3

14th Energy Level
7,000.00 kJ/mol  
24
78,890.00 kJ/mol  
4

15th Energy Level
70,000.00 kJ/mol  
30
86,310.00 kJ/mol  
11

16th Energy Level
70,000.00 kJ/mol  
25
94,000.00 kJ/mol  
6

17th Energy Level
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
104,900.00 kJ/mol  
7

18th Energy Level
3,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
111,711.00 kJ/mol  
8

19th Energy Level
540.20 kJ/mol  
99+
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
700.00 kJ/mol  
36
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
29
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
558.00 kJ/mol  
99+
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
7,000.00 kJ/mol  
11
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
700.00 kJ/mol  
29
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
586.20 kJ/mol  
99+
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
704.90 kJ/mol  
28
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
704.90 kJ/mol  
33
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
704.90 kJ/mol  
34
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
704.00 kJ/mol  
28
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
0.75 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
2.87 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
113  
5
20  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p1  
[Ar] 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununtrium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Calcium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
113  
5
20  
99+

Number of Neutrons
150  
12
20  
99+

Number of Electrons
113  
5
20  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
197.00 pm  
8

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
176.00 pm  
24

Van der Waals Radius
320.00 pm  
3
231.00 pm  
23

Atomic Weight
286.00 amu  
4
40.08 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
21.10 cm3/mol  
24
29.90 cm3/mol  
10

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Potassium
  

Next Element
Flerovium
  
Scandium
  

Valence Electron Potential
6.20 (-eV)  
99+
29.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
558.84 pm  
10

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
35
1.55  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
16.00 g/cm3  
19
1.55 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.00 g/cm3  
19
1.38 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
20.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
6

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
25.50 (Pa)  
3

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
40.00 GPa  
19
7.40 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
17.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
12.20 GPa  
99+
20.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.31  
13

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
16.00  
21
4.58  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
5
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.32 nΩ·m  
99+
33.60 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.30 106/cm Ω  
6

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2.37 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.63 J/(kg K)  
7

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
25.93 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
1.70 W/m·K  
99+
201.00 W/m·K  
5

Critical Temperature
700.00 K  
99+
1,115.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
22.30 µm/(m·K)  
20

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
410.80 kJ/mol  
23
150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
8.54 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
320.70 kJ/mol  
99+
184.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
65.00 J/mol.K  
17
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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