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Nobelium vs Lead


Lead vs Nobelium


Periodic Table

Symbol
No  
Pb  

Group Number
3  
15
14  
4

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
10028145  
16
7439921  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
-  

Discovery
In 1966  
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
-  
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
9

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
30.00 p.p.m.  
10

Physical

Melting Point
827.00 °C  
99+
327.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,600.00 °C  
99+
1,740.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
38.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
38.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,100.00 m/s  
99+
1,190.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.02  
14

Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
5.00 %  
39

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
No  
Pb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.87  
14

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.29  
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.55  
12

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.41  
2

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.85  
11

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
1.67  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+
715.60 kJ/mol  
31

2nd Energy Level
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23

4th Energy Level
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
32

6th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
36

8th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
32

9th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
30

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
34

11th Energy Level
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
33

12th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
28

14th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
24

16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
19

17th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+
715.60 kJ/mol  
40

18th Energy Level
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
30

19th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
715.60 kJ/mol  
37

20th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
715.00 kJ/mol  
31

21st Energy Level
917.00 kJ/mol  
34
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
36
715.00 kJ/mol  
25

23rd Energy Level
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
39
715.60 kJ/mol  
24

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

26th Energy Level
601.20 kJ/mol  
99+
715.60 kJ/mol  
24

27th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
37
715.60 kJ/mol  
23

28th Energy Level
641.60 kJ/mol  
99+
715.60 kJ/mol  
29

29th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+
715.60 kJ/mol  
30

30th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
715.00 kJ/mol  
24

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.25 eV  
28

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
102  
16
82  
34

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
102  
16
82  
34

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
125  
20

Number of Electrons
102  
16
82  
34

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
175.00 pm  
21

Covalent Radius
157.00 pm  
33
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
202.00 pm  
34

Atomic Weight
259.00 amu  
13
207.20 amu  
30

Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol  
33
18.17 cm3/mol  
39

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thallium
  

Next Element
Bismuth
  

Valence Electron Potential
26.00 (-eV)  
99+
24.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
-  
495.08 pm  
18

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.76  
5
1.51  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.90 g/cm3  
99+
11.34 g/cm3  
35

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.90 g/cm3  
99+
10.66 g/cm3  
36

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
12.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
29

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
1.64 (Pa)  
7

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
28
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
5.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
8.70 GPa  
99+
46.00 GPa  
28

Young's Modulus
12.30 GPa  
99+
16.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.90  
99+
11.35  
38

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
3
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
0.68 nΩ·m  
99+
208.00 nΩ·m  
16

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.05 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
35.10 kJ/mol  
33

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
26.65 J/mol·K  
34

Thermal Conductivity
0.10 W/m·K  
99+
35.30 W/m·K  
39

Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
600.61 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
-  
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
4.77 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
390.40 kJ/mol  
30
194.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K  
24
64.80 J/mol.K  
18

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