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Nobelium vs Technetium


Technetium vs Nobelium


Periodic Table

Symbol
No   
Tc   

Group Number
Not Available   
7   
11

Period Number
7   
5   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
10028145   
16
7440268   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   

Discovery
In 1966   
In 1937   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
827.00 °C   
99+
2,200.00 °C   
9

Boiling Point
Not Available   
4,877.00 °C   
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Unknown   
Shiny Gray   

Luster
Unknown Luster   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
16,200.00 m/s   
1

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   
Tc   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13   
26
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.90   
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.36   
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.51   
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
642.00 kJ/mol   
99+
702.00 kJ/mol   
36

2nd Energy Level
1,254.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,643.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr   
4
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
102   
16
43   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2   
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   

Crystal Structure
Not Known   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
102   
16
43   
99+

Number of Neutrons
157   
7
55   
99+

Number of Electrons
102   
16
43   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
147.00 pm   
37

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm   
8
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
259.00 amu   
13
98.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Molybdenum
  

Next Element
Lawrencium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
26.00 (-eV)   
99+
180.00 (-eV)   
3

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
273.50 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.60   
5

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
Not Available   
11.00 g/cm3   
34

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   
11.50   
24

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
200.00 nΩ·m   
18

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
53.00 kJ/mol   
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
50.60 W/m·K   
30

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
660.00 kJ/mol   
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
23.01 kJ/mol   
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
649.00 kJ/mol   
8

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
181.10 J/mol.K   
2

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