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Osmium Meitnerium Comparison


Meitnerium Osmium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os  
Mt  

Group Number
8  
10
9  
9

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7440042  
99+
54038016  
10

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

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.
  
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1982  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
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 Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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  
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
-  

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa  
1
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
3,920.00 MPa  
1
350.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s  
15
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.07  
12
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Os  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52  
13
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.65  
22
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
12
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

7th Energy level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

8th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

9th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

10th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

14th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17

16th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

17th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
29
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20

18th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

19th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17

20th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
19
850.00 kJ/mol  
18

21st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
39
800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
15
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

24th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
11
565.60 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

26th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

27th Energy Level
713.30 kJ/mol  
24
800.00 kJ/mol  
12

28th Energy Level
840.10 kJ/mol  
13
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
13
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

30th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

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, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
76  
40
109  
9

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76  
39
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
114  
26
157  
8

Number of Electrons
76  
39
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm  
99+
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm  
30
260.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu  
35
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol  
99+
20.20 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Hassium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  

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

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
37
1.59  
27

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3  
9
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3  
11
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa  
4
80.00 MPa  
29

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
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa  
1
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
528.00 GPa  
1
13.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57  
11
37.40  
4

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
17
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

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

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol  
10
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K  
19
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

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

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

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol  
4
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol  
6
350.20 kJ/mol  
37

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+
63.80 J/mol.K  
22

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