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Osmium vs Zinc


Zinc vs Osmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os  
Zn  

Group Number
8  
10
12  
6

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440042  
99+
7440666  
24

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
5
194.00  
5

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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant  
Indian metallurgists  

Discovery
In 1803  
Before 1000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %  
21
3 * 10-5 %  
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %  
25
~0.0002 %  
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
28
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
16

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
6

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 mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
Not Available  
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6

In Bone
Not Available  
170.00 p.p.m.  
6

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C  
3
419.58 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C  
6
907.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
2.50  
14

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa  
1
327.00 MPa  
32

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s  
11
3,850.00 m/s  
18

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available  
1.00  
2

Reflectivity
Not Available  
80.00 %  
5

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  
Zn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
4
1.65  
19

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available  
2.23  
6

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52  
12
1.66  
7

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.65  
11

Allen Electronegativity
1.65  
19
1.59  
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.35  
35

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
12
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
27

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12

4th Energy Level
Not Available  
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
11

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
9

6th Energy Level
Not Available  
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
9

7th Energy level
Not Available  
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9

8th Energy Level
Not Available  
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

9th Energy Level
Not Available  
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

10th Energy Level
Not Available  
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10

11th Energy Level
Not Available  
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

12th Energy Level
Not Available  
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
11

13th Energy Level
Not Available  
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5

14th Energy Level
Not Available  
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

15th Energy Level
Not Available  
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
8

16th Energy Level
Not Available  
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
9

17th Energy Level
Not Available  
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10

18th Energy Level
Not Available  
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11

19th Energy Level
Not Available  
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10

20th Energy Level
Not Available  
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

21st Energy Level
Not Available  
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1

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

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV  
8
4.33 eV  
17

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
76  
40
30  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76  
39
30  
99+

Number of Neutrons
114  
25
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
76  
39
30  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
Not Available  
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm  
24
139.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu  
35
65.38 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Copper
  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Gallium
  

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

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm  
99+
266.49 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
14
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3  
1
6.57 g/cm3  
37

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
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa  
1
70.00 GPa  
19

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
108.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57  
2
6.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m  
35
59.00 nΩ·m  
40

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
18
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol  
9
0.00 kJ/mol  
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+
25.47 J/mol·K  
39

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K  
19
116.00 W/m·K  
14

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+
41.60 J/mol.K  
36

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