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Osmium vs Mercury

Osmium
Mercury
Mercury vs Osmium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Os  
Hg  
Group Number
8  
10
12  
6
Period Number
6  
6  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440042  
99+
7439976  
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
R_ 3m  
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.
  
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant  
Ancient Chinese and Indians  
Discovery
In 1803  
Before 2000 BCE  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
22
0.09 %  
2
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.05 %  
9
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
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.
  
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Highly Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.45 p.p.m.  
23
Physical
Melting Point
3,045.00 °C  
3
-38.83 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C  
6
356.58 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Liquid  
Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray  
Silver  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
1.50  
19
Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa  
1
5.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
3,920.00 MPa  
1
0.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s  
15
1,451.40 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.07  
12
1.00  
99+
Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
73.00 %  
10
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Os  
Hg  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
35  
4
34  
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.00  
8
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
2.20  
8
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52  
13
1.44  
18
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.81  
17
Allen Electronegativity
1.65  
22
1.44  
34
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.00  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4
2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21
3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20
4th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
16th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
29
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24
18th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20
20th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
19
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11
21st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
39
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33
22nd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
15
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8
23rd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36
24th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
11
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
25th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
26th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
27th Energy Level
713.30 kJ/mol  
24
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2
28th Energy Level
840.10 kJ/mol  
13
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
5
29th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
13
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
6
30th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10
Electron Work Function
4.83 eV  
13
4.49 eV  
20
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
76  
40
80  
36
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
76  
39
80  
36
Number of Neutrons
114  
26
121  
23
Number of Electrons
76  
39
80  
36
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
133.80 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
34
Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm  
30
155.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
190.23 amu  
35
200.59 amu  
32
Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol  
99+
14.82 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Gold
  
Next Element
Iridium
  
Thallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)  
12
28.20 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
273.44 pm  
99+
300.50 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
37
0.42  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3  
9
13.53 g/cm3  
25
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3  
11
13.55 g/cm3  
27
Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa  
4
15.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
3
0.00  
4
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
39
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa  
1
30.00 GPa  
27
Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa  
1
25.00 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
528.00 GPa  
1
45.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.44  
3
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
22.57  
11
13.53  
27
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
10
Susceptibility
0.00  
17
0.00  
20
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m  
35
961.00 nΩ·m  
1
Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
21
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol  
10
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.14 J/(kg K)  
39
Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+
27.98 J/mol·K  
16
Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K  
19
8.30 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
3,300.00 K  
3
1,750.00 K  
33
Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol  
8
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol  
4
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol  
6
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+
75.80 J/mol.K  
6
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