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Niobium vs Strontium


Strontium vs Niobium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Nb  
Sr  

Group Number
5  
13
2  
16

Period Number
5  
5  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
7440031  
99+
7440246  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  

Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett  
William Cruickshank  

Discovery
In 1801  
In 1787  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
25
0.04 %  
10

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
4

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
8

Uses

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.
  
  • Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
  • By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3  
19

In Bone
0.07 p.p.m.  
30
140.00 p.p.m.  
7

Physical

Melting Point
2,468.00 °C  
6
769.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,468.00 °C  
99+
1,384.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
735.00 MPa  
15
110.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
870.00 MPa  
19
15.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,480.00 m/s  
31
4,170.00 m/s  
23

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.30  
8
1.43  
39

Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Nb  
Sr  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17  
22
27  
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.60  
24
0.95  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.42  
20
0.72  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23  
26
0.99  
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.60  
22
1.00  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.41  
35
0.96  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.40  
31
3.05  
7

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,064.20 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,416.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,138.00 kJ/mol  
10

4th Energy Level
3,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,500.00 kJ/mol  
22

5th Energy Level
4,877.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,910.00 kJ/mol  
30

6th Energy Level
9,847.00 kJ/mol  
17
8,760.00 kJ/mol  
26

7th Energy level
12,100.00 kJ/mol  
14
10,230.00 kJ/mol  
19

8th Energy Level
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,800.00 kJ/mol  
19

9th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15,600.00 kJ/mol  
17

10th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17,100.00 kJ/mol  
19

11th Energy Level
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
31,270.00 kJ/mol  
6

12th Energy Level
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
691.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
65,200.00 kJ/mol  
35
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
37
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
652.00 kJ/mol  
38
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
694.00 kJ/mol  
30
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
4,490.00 kJ/mol  
30
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
33
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
35
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
34
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
35
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
40
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
652.00 kJ/mol  
37
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.64 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
2.59 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
41  
99+
38  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d4 5s1  
[Kr] 5s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
41  
99+
38  
99+

Number of Neutrons
52  
99+
50  
99+

Number of Electrons
41  
99+
38  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
146.00 pm  
37
215.00 pm  
6

Covalent Radius
164.00 pm  
30
195.00 pm  
15

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
249.00 pm  
11

Atomic Weight
92.91 amu  
99+
87.62 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
10.87 cm3/mol  
99+
33.70 cm3/mol  
9

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zirconium
  
Rubidium
  

Next Element
Yttrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
104.00 (-eV)  
8
25.70 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
330.04 pm  
99+
608.49 pm  
6

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.47  
99+
1.57  
40

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.57 g/cm3  
99+
2.64 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.57 g/cm3  
99+
2.38 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
330.00 MPa  
14
170.00 MPa  
21

Viscosity
0.00  
22
0.00  
2

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
121.00 (Pa)  
1

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
36
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
38.00 GPa  
20
6.03 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa  
10
11.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
105.00 GPa  
22
15.70 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.57  
99+
2.64  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
4
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
30
0.00  
35

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
152.00 nΩ·m  
23
132.00 nΩ·m  
24

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
33
0.08 106/cm Ω  
31

Electron Affinity
86.10 kJ/mol  
14
5.03 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.26 J/(kg K)  
20
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18

Molar Heat Capacity
24.60 J/mol·K  
99+
26.40 J/mol·K  
36

Thermal Conductivity
53.70 W/m·K  
29
35.40 W/m·K  
38

Critical Temperature
2,750.00 K  
7
1,050.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
7.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
22.50 µm/(m·K)  
19

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
696.60 kJ/mol  
5
150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
27.20 kJ/mol  
6
9.16 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
745.00 kJ/mol  
4
163.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
36.40 J/mol.K  
99+
55.00 J/mol.K  
34

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