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Osmium Zirconium Comparison


Zirconium Osmium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os   
Zr   

Group Number
8   
10
4   
14

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440042   
99+
7440677   
23

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.
  
  • Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
  • Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Martin Heinrich Klaproth   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %   
21
5 * 10-6 %   
13

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
28
0.00 %   
17

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
15

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.
  
  • As this metal does not absorb neutrons; It is used in nuclear power stations.
  • Its oxide is used in ultra strong ceramics. It is also used in manufacturing Crucibles.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
NA   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
21

In Bone
Not Available   
0.10 p.p.m.   
23

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C   
3
1,852.00 °C   
15

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C   
6
4,377.00 °C   
11

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00   
3
5.00   
8

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa   
1
638.00 MPa   
19

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
820.00 MPa   
15

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s   
11
3,800.00 m/s   
20

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   
Zr   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
24   
15

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
1.33   
30

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.90   
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52   
12
1.22   
26

Allen Electronegativity
1.65   
19
1.32   
34

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
2.67   
24

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,270.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,218.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,313.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,752.00 kJ/mol   
10

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,500.00 kJ/mol   
15

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

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV   
8
4.05 eV   
26

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
76   
40
40   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2   
[Kr] 4d2 5s2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76   
39
40   
99+

Number of Neutrons
114   
25
51   
99+

Number of Electrons
76   
39
40   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm   
99+
160.00 pm   
27

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
175.00 pm   
23

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm   
24
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu   
35
91.22 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol   
99+
14.10 cm3/mol   
36

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Yttrium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Niobium
  

Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)   
12
80.00 (-eV)   
18

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm   
99+
323.20 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
1.59   
8

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa   
4
330.00 MPa   
12

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
28
0.00 (Pa)   
21

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa   
1
33.00 GPa   
20

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa   
1
91.10 GPa   
17

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
88.00 GPa   
22

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
24
0.34   
10

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57   
2
6.51   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m   
35
421.00 nΩ·m   
11

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
18
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol   
9
41.10 kJ/mol   
27

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.27 J/(kg K)   
19

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

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol   
7
581.60 kJ/mol   
9

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol   
4
20.90 kJ/mol   
11

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol   
6
598.00 kJ/mol   
10

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+
39.00 J/mol.K   
39

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