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Os Element



Periodic Table

Symbol
Os

Group Number
8 10

Period Number
6 2

Block
d block

Element Family
Transition Metal

CAS Number
7440042 75

Space Group Name
P63/mmc

Space Group Number
194.00 7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining

History

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant

Discovery
In 1803

Abundance

Abundance In Universe
0.00 % 22

Abundance In Sun
0.00 % 25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 % 28

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 % 53

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 % 48

Abundance In Humans
0.00 % 24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

Medical Uses
-

Other Uses
Alloys

Biological Properties

Toxicity
Highly Toxic

Present in Human Body
No

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3 37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m. 41

Physical

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C 3

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C 6

Appearance

Physical State
Solid

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray

Luster
Metallic

Hardness

Mohs Hardness
7.00 3

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa 1

Vickers Hardness
3,920.00 MPa 1

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s 15

Optical Properties

Refractive Index
2.07 12

Reflectivity
80.00 % 7

Allotropes
No

α Allotropes
-

β Allotropes
-

γ Allotropes
-

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Os

Isotopes

Known Isotopes
35 4

Electronegativity

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20 5

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20 8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52 13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20 6

Allen Electronegativity
1.65 22

Electropositivity

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80 50

Ionization Energies

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 12

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol 54

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol 86

4th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 83

5th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol 10

6th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol 30

7th Energy level
8,400.00 kJ/mol 25

8th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol 25

9th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol 71

10th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol 26

11th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol 23

12th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol 42

13th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol 18

14th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 74

15th Energy Level
84,000.00 kJ/mol 12

16th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 75

17th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 29

18th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol 18

19th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 27

20th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 19

21st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 39

22nd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 15

23rd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 41

24th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 11

25th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 9

26th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 9

27th Energy Level
713.30 kJ/mol 24

28th Energy Level
840.10 kJ/mol 13

29th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 13

30th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol 9

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr 42

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV 13

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility

Atomic

Atomic Number
76 40

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)

Crystal Lattice
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Atom

Number of Protons
76 39

Number of Neutrons
114 26

Number of Electrons
76 39

Radius of an Atom

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm 46

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm 52

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm 30

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu 35

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol 76

Adjacent Atomic Numbers

Previous Element
64

Next Element
33

Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV) 12

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm 73

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58 37

Mechanical

Density

Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3 9

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3 11

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa 4

Viscosity
0.00 3

Vapor Pressure

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa) 16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa) 39

Elasticity properties

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa 1

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa 1

Young's Modulus
528.00 GPa 1

Poisson Ratio
0.25 24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics

Specific Gravity
22.57 11

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic

Permeability
0.00 H/m 17

Susceptibility
0.00 17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Property
Conductor

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m 35

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω 21

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol 10

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K) 40

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K 58

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K 19

Critical Temperature
3,300.00 K 3

Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K) 71

Enthalpy

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol 8

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol 4

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol 6

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K 64

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