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Osmium Silver Comparison


Silver Osmium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os   
Ag   

Group Number
8   
10
11   
7

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440042   
99+
7440224   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

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.
  
  • It is the most reflective element.
  • Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.
  • It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1803   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %   
21
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
28
0.00 %   
38

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
19

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.
  
  • Silver is mainly used for Jewelry and show piece.
  • It is used for manufacturing high quality mirrors due to its reflectivity property.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
29

In Bone
Not Available   
0.44 p.p.m.   
20

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C   
3
961.93 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C   
6
2,212.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00   
3
2.50   
14

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa   
1
251.00 MPa   
37

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
229.00 MPa   
30

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s   
11
2,680.00 m/s   
34

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
97.00 %   
1

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
Os   
Ag   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
36   
3

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
1.93   
9

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.83   
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52   
12
1.42   
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.47   
15

Allen Electronegativity
1.65   
19
1.87   
7

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
2.07   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol   
12
731.00 kJ/mol   
27

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+
2,070.00 kJ/mol   
11

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,361.00 kJ/mol   
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
38
4.02 g/amp-hr   
7

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV   
8
4.26 eV   
20

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
76   
40
47   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2   
[Kr] 4d10 5s1   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76   
39
47   
99+

Number of Neutrons
114   
25
61   
99+

Number of Electrons
76   
39
47   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm   
99+
144.00 pm   
36

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
145.00 pm   
39

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm   
24
172.00 pm   
38

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu   
35
107.87 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol   
99+
10.30 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Palladium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Cadmium
  

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

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm   
99+
408.53 pm   
20

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
14
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3   
9
10.49 g/cm3   
35

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3   
1
9.32 g/cm3   
21

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa   
4
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
14

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
28
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa   
1
30.00 GPa   
23

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa   
1
100.00 GPa   
16

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
83.00 GPa   
23

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
24
0.37   
7

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57   
2
10.50   
26

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
5

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
18
0.63 106/cm Ω   
1

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol   
9
125.60 kJ/mol   
5

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.24 J/(kg K)   
25

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K   
99+
25.35 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K   
19
429.00 W/m·K   
1

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
18.90 µm/(m·K)   
23

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol   
7
255.10 kJ/mol   
37

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol   
4
11.30 kJ/mol   
31

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

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+
42.60 J/mol.K   
35

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