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Nobelium vs Radium


Radium vs Nobelium


Periodic Table

Symbol
No  
Ra  

Group Number
Not Available  
2  
16

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
s block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
10028145  
16
7440144  
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
Not Available  
229.00  
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Not Available  

Discovery
In 1966  
In 1898  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
20

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  

Industrial Uses
NA  
NA  

Medical Uses
NA  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
NA  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
Not Available  

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
36
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
827.00 °C  
99+
700.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
Not Available  
1,737.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Unknown  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available  
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

β Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

γ Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
No  
Ra  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
32
0.90  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
27
0.97  
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available  
0.92  
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available  
0.89  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
3.10  
5

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+

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

3rd Energy Level
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

4th Energy Level
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
39
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
102  
16
88  
30

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2  
[Rn] 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
102  
16
88  
30

Number of Neutrons
157  
7
138  
16

Number of Electrons
102  
16
88  
30

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Covalent Radius
Not Available  
221.00 pm  
3

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
8
283.00 pm  
4

Atomic Weight
259.00 amu  
13
226.00 amu  
26

Atomic Volume
Not Available  
45.20 cm3/mol  
4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  

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

Lattice Constant
Not Available  
514.80 pm  
13

Lattice Angles
NA  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
Not Available  
5.50 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available  
5.00  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown  
Nonmagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown  
NA  

Resistivity
Not Available  
100.00 nΩ·m  
31

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available  
0.12 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available  
18.60 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available  
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available  
71.00 J/mol.K  
14

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