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Osmium vs Lithium


Lithium vs Osmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os  
Li  

Group Number
8  
10
1  
17

Period Number
6  
2  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440042  
99+
7439932  
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.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant  
Johan August Arfwedson  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1817  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %  
21
6 * 10-7 %  
18

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %  
25
~0.00017 %  
11

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
22

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Humans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
16

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.
  
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
NA  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
Not Available  
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27

In Bone
Not Available  
1.30 p.p.m.  
17

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C  
3
180.54 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C  
6
1,347.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
NA  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
0.60  
21

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa  
1
5.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s  
11
6,000.00 m/s  
3

Optical Properties
  
  

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  
Li  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
8  
30

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
4
0.98  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available  
0.89  
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52  
12
0.97  
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available  
0.97  
19

Allen Electronegativity
1.65  
19
0.91  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
3.02  
8

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
12
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4

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

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV  
8
2.90 eV  
37

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
76  
40
3  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  
[He] 2s1  

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
3  
99+

Number of Neutrons
114  
25
4  
99+

Number of Electrons
76  
39
3  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm  
99+
152.00 pm  
31

Covalent Radius
Not Available  
128.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm  
24
182.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu  
35
6.94 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol  
99+
13.10 cm3/mol  
39

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
No Previous Element  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Beryllium
  

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

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm  
99+
351.00 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
0.53 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3  
1
0.51 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa  
4
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available  
109.00 (Pa)  
2

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa  
1
4.20 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa  
1
11.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
4.90 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57  
2
0.53  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m  
35
92.80 nΩ·m  
33

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
18
0.11 106/cm Ω  
19

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol  
9
59.60 kJ/mol  
16

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1

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

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K  
19
84.80 W/m·K  
20

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
3,223.00 K  
1

Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol  
7
134.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol  
4
3.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol  
6
160.70 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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