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Osmium vs Iron


Iron vs Osmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os   
Fe   

Group Number
8   
10
8   
10

Period Number
6   
4   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440042   
99+
7439896   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
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.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1803   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %   
21
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
28
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.01 %   
5

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.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
3

In Bone
Not Available   
380.00 p.p.m.   
5

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C   
3
1,535.00 °C   
25

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C   
6
2,750.00 °C   
37

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray   
Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00   
3
4.00   
10

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa   
1
200.00 MPa   
40

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
608.00 MPa   
18

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s   
11
5,120.00 m/s   
8

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
65.00 %   
12

Allotropes
No   
Yes   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Ferrite (alpha Iron)   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
beta Iron   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
gamma Iron   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Os   
Fe   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
26   
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
1.83   
14

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.20   
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52   
12
1.64   
8

Allen Electronegativity
1.65   
19
1.80   
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
2.17   
40

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol   
12
762.50 kJ/mol   
17

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,561.90 kJ/mol   
36

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,957.00 kJ/mol   
29

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,290.00 kJ/mol   
16

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,240.00 kJ/mol   
16

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,560.00 kJ/mol   
14

7th Energy level
Not Available   
12,060.00 kJ/mol   
15

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,580.00 kJ/mol   
14

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
22,540.00 kJ/mol   
5

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
25,290.00 kJ/mol   
8

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
28,000.00 kJ/mol   
9

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,920.00 kJ/mol   
9

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
34,830.00 kJ/mol   
9

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
37,840.00 kJ/mol   
11

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
44,100.00 kJ/mol   
11

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
47,206.00 kJ/mol   
13

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
122,200.00 kJ/mol   
1

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
131,000.00 kJ/mol   
2

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
140,500.00 kJ/mol   
3

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
152,600.00 kJ/mol   
5

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
163,000.00 kJ/mol   
5

22nd Energy Level
Not Available   
173,600.00 kJ/mol   
4

23rd Energy Level
Not Available   
188,100.00 kJ/mol   
4

24th Energy Level
Not Available   
195,200.00 kJ/mol   
1

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
38
0.69 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV   
8
4.70 eV   
10

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
76   
40
26   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2   
[Ar] 3d6 4s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76   
39
26   
99+

Number of Neutrons
114   
25
30   
99+

Number of Electrons
76   
39
26   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm   
99+
126.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
132.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm   
24
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu   
35
55.85 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Manganese
  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Cobalt
  

Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)   
12
67.00 (-eV)   
20

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm   
99+
286.65 pm   
99+

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
7.87 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3   
1
6.98 g/cm3   
35

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa   
4
11,000.00 MPa   
1

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
28

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
28
36.80 (Pa)   
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa   
1
82.00 GPa   
11

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa   
1
170.00 GPa   
10

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
211.00 GPa   
9

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
24
0.29   
15

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57   
2
7.20   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Ferromagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
6.3 * 10-3 H/m   
1

Susceptibility
Not Available   
2,00,000.00   
1

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m   
35
96.10 nΩ·m   
32

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
18
0.10 106/cm Ω   
20

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol   
9
15.70 kJ/mol   
34

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.44 J/(kg K)   
13

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

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K   
19
80.40 W/m·K   
22

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol   
7
351.00 kJ/mol   
23

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol   
4
14.90 kJ/mol   
22

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol   
6
414.20 kJ/mol   
19

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+
27.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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