Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
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Fm_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
- No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
- Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
- In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
- Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
William Hyde Wollaston
Discovery
In 1966
In 1803
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
- It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
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Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2
[Kr] 4d10
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
Magnetic Ordering
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Diamagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Vaporization
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