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Niobium vs Gadolinium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Nb
Gd
1.2 Group Number
50
Sodium
0 17
2.3 Period Number
56
Lithium
2 7
2.4 Block
d block
f block
2.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Lanthanide
2.6 CAS Number
74400317440542
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
3.2 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
P63/mmc
3.3 Space Group Number
229.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
4 Facts
4.1 Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  • Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
4.2 Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
4.3 History
4.3.1 Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
4.3.2 Discovery
In 1801
In 1880
4.4 Abundance
4.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
4.5.4 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
4.6.2 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
4.6.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
4.6.6 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
4.7.1 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
5 Uses
5.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
  • Its alloys are also used in making Magnets, electronic components and Data storage devices.
  • Compound of Gadolinium metal are used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
5.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
5.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
5.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
5.2 Biological Properties
5.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Non Toxic
5.2.2 Present in Human Body
5.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium
0 1970
6.1.1 In Bone
0.07 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium
0 170000
7 Physical
7.1 Melting Point
2,468.00 °C1,311.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
7.3 Boiling Point
2,468.00 °C3,233.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
7.4 Appearance
7.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
7.4.2 Color
Gray
Silvery White
7.4.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
7.5 Hardness
7.5.1 Mohs Hardness
6.00NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
7.5.4 Brinell Hardness
735.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
7.5.6 Vickers Hardness
870.00 MPa510.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
7.6 Speed of Sound
3,480.00 m/s2,680.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
7.9 Optical Properties
7.9.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
7.9.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
7.10 Allotropes
7.10.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.10.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.10.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Nb
Gd
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
1726
Tennessine
0 38
8.3 Electronegativity
8.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.601.20
Francium
0.7 2.54
8.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.42NA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
8.3.6 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.231.11
Cesium
0.86 1.82
8.3.8 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
8.3.10 Allen Electronegativity
1.41NA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.4 Electropositivity
8.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.402.80
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.5 Ionization Energies
8.5.1 1st Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol593.40 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.5.3 2nd Energy Level
1,380.00 kJ/mol1,170.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.5.5 3rd Energy Level
2,416.00 kJ/mol1,990.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
8.5.7 4th Energy Level
3,700.00 kJ/mol4,250.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
8.5.9 5th Energy Level
4,877.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.5.10 6th Energy Level
9,847.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.5.12 7th Energy level
12,100.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
8.5.14 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
8.5.16 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
8.5.18 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
8.5.20 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
8.5.23 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
8.5.25 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
8.5.28 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
8.5.30 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
8.5.33 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
8.5.35 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
8.5.37 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
8.6.1 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
8.6.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
8.7.1 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
9.1.1 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
9.1.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
9.4.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
9.4.3 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
9.4.5 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
9.4.6 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
9.4.8 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
9.4.9 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
9.5.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
9.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr1.96 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
9.7 Electron Work Function
4.30 eV3.10 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
9.9 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
10 Atomic
10.1 Atomic Number
4164
Lithium
3 117
10.3 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d4 5s1
[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2
10.4 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
10.4.1 Crystal Lattice
10.5 Atom
10.5.1 Number of Protons
4164
Lithium
3 117
10.7.1 Number of Neutrons
5293
Lithium
4 184
10.8.1 Number of Electrons
4164
Lithium
3 117
10.11 Radius of an Atom
10.11.1 Atomic Radius
146.00 pm180.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
11.1.2 Covalent Radius
164.00 pm196.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
11.1.4 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm237.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
11.2 Atomic Weight
92.91 amu47.87 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
11.5 Atomic Volume
10.87 cm3/mol19.90 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
11.7 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
11.7.1 Previous Element
11.7.2 Next Element
11.8 Valence Electron Potential
104.00 (-eV)46.10 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
11.9 Lattice Constant
330.04 pm363.60 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
11.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
11.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.59
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
12 Mechanical
12.1 Density
12.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
8.57 g/cm37.90 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
12.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA7.40 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
12.3 Tensile Strength
330.00 MPaNA
Indium
2.5 11000
13.2 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
13.3 Vapor Pressure
13.3.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
13.3.4 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)7.39 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
13.4 Elasticity properties
13.4.1 Shear Modulus
38.00 GPa21.80 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
13.5.3 Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa37.90 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
13.5.5 Young's Modulus
105.00 GPa54.80 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
13.6 Poisson Ratio
0.400.26
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
14.2 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
15 Magnetic
15.1 Magnetic Characteristics
15.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.577.90
Lithium
0.53 4500
15.2.1 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Ferromagnetic
15.2.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
15.3.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
15.4 Electrical Properties
15.4.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
15.4.2 Resistivity
152.00 nΩ·m1.31 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
15.6.1 Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
15.6.2 Electron Affinity
86.10 kJ/mol50.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
16 Thermal
16.1 Specific Heat
0.26 J/(kg K)0.23 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
16.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.60 J/mol·K37.03 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
16.3 Thermal Conductivity
53.70 W/m·K10.60 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
16.5 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
16.6 Thermal Expansion
7.30 µm/(m·K)9.40 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
16.7 Enthalpy
16.7.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
696.60 kJ/mol359.40 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
16.7.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
27.20 kJ/mol10.05 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
16.7.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
745.00 kJ/mol352.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
16.8 Standard Molar Entropy
36.40 J/mol.K68.10 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1