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Osmium Bohrium Comparison


Bohrium Osmium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os  
Bh  

Group Number
8  
10
7  
11

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440042  
99+
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
276.00  
1

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.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C  
3
-  

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C  
6
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa  
1
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
3,920.00 MPa  
1
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s  
15
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.07  
12
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Os  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52  
13
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.65  
22
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
12
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

17th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
29
820.00 kJ/mol  
31

18th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

19th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
27
820.80 kJ/mol  
28

20th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
19
820.00 kJ/mol  
21

21st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
39
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11

22nd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
15
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

23rd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8

24th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
11
820.00 kJ/mol  
12

25th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

26th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

27th Energy Level
713.30 kJ/mol  
24
820.00 kJ/mol  
9

28th Energy Level
840.10 kJ/mol  
13
820.00 kJ/mol  
15

29th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
13
820.00 kJ/mol  
14

30th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV  
13
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
76  
40
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
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BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76  
39
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
114  
26
155  
9

Number of Electrons
76  
39
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm  
99+
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm  
30
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu  
35
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)  
12
27.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
37
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3  
9
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3  
11
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa  
4
152.00 MPa  
24

Viscosity
0.00  
3
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
39
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa  
1
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa  
1
37.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
528.00 GPa  
1
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57  
11
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
17
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m  
35
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
21
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol  
10
-  

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+
37.10 J/mol·K  
2

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K  
19
37.00 W/m·K  
36

Critical Temperature
3,300.00 K  
3
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol  
8
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol  
4
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol  
6
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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