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Osmium vs Promethium


Promethium vs Osmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os   
Pm   

Group Number
8   
10
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440042   
99+
7440122   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1942   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %   
21
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
28
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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 used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C   
3
1,042.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C   
6
3,000.00 °C   
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00   
3
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa   
1
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s   
11
Not Available   

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   
Pm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52   
12
1.07   
32

Allen Electronegativity
1.65   
19
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,970.00 kJ/mol   
38

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
38
1.80 g/amp-hr   
36

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV   
8
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
76   
40
61   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2   
[Xe] 4f5 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76   
39
61   
99+

Number of Neutrons
114   
25
84   
40

Number of Electrons
76   
39
61   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm   
99+
183.00 pm   
10

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
199.00 pm   
12

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm   
24
236.00 pm   
16

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu   
35
145.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol   
99+
22.39 cm3/mol   
12

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Neodymium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Samarium
  

Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)   
12
44.10 (-eV)   
39

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm   
99+
Not Available   

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
14
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3   
9
7.26 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3   
1
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa   
4
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa   
1
18.00 GPa   
36

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa   
1
33.00 GPa   
36

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
46.00 GPa   
38

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
24
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57   
2
7.26   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
18
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol   
9
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K   
19
17.90 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol   
6
310.00 kJ/mol   
34

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   

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