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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Os
Cm
1.2 Group Number
8NA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
67
Lithium
2 7
1.5 Block
d block
f block
1.6 Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
1.7 CAS Number
74400427440519
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.8 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Not Available
1.9 Space Group Number
194.00NA
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
2.2 Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1803
In 1944
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.7 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.9 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.11 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
NA
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Unknown
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.5 In Bone
NA0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
3,045.00 °C1,340.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C3,110.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
7.00NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.3 Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.5 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.3 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Os
Cm
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3515
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.201.30
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.6 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.521.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.8 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.10 Allen Electronegativity
1.65NA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.802.70
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol581.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.3 2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol1,196.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.5 3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol2,026.00 kJ/mol
Tin
1600 34230
5.6.1 4th Energy Level
NA3,550.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.6.2 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.7.1 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
6.1.1 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
6.1.2 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
6.4.2 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
6.4.3 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
6.4.5 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
6.4.7 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
6.4.8 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
6.5.2 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
6.5.4 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
6.5.5 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
6.5.7 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
6.6.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
6.6.2 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
6.7.1 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
6.7.2 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
6.7.3 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
6.9.1 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
6.9.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
6.9.3 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
6.10.1 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
6.10.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
6.12.1 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
6.12.2 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
7.1.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
7.2 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr3.07 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
7.3 Electron Work Function
4.83 eVNA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
7.5 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
8 Atomic
8.1 Atomic Number
7696
Lithium
3 117
8.3 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
8.4 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
8.4.1 Crystal Lattice
8.5 Atom
8.5.1 Number of Protons
7696
Lithium
3 117
8.6.2 Number of Neutrons
114151
Lithium
4 184
8.7.2 Number of Electrons
7696
Lithium
3 117
8.8 Radius of an Atom
8.8.1 Atomic Radius
133.80 pm174.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
8.8.3 Covalent Radius
NA169.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
8.8.4 Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
8.9 Atomic Weight
190.23 amu247.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
8.11 Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol18.28 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.2 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.2.1 Previous Element
9.2.2 Next Element
9.3 Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)44.50 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
9.4 Lattice Constant
273.44 pmNA
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.5 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
9.6 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58NA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm313.51 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.2.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm313.85 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
10.3 Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPaNA
Indium
2.5 11000
10.4 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
10.5 Vapor Pressure
10.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
10.5.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
11.2 Elasticity properties
11.2.1 Shear Modulus
222.00 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
11.3.1 Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
11.4.1 Young's Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.7 528
11.6 Poisson Ratio
0.25NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
11.8 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Unknown
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
22.5713.51
Lithium
0.53 4500
12.2.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
12.2.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.2.5 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
12.3 Electrical Properties
12.3.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
12.3.2 Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m1.25 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
12.4.1 Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
12.4.2 Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/molNA
Mercury
0 222.8
13 Thermal
13.1 Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)NA
Americium
0.11 3.6
13.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·KNA
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
13.3 Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·KNA
Neptunium
6.3 429
13.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
13.5 Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten
4.5 97
13.6 Enthalpy
13.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/molNA
Zinc
7.32 799.1
13.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol15.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
13.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury
61.5 837
13.7 Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1