Symbol
Pd
  
Er
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
5
  
6
  
Block
d block
  
f block
  
Element Family
Transition Metal
  
Lanthanide
  
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
  
P63/mmc
  
Interesting Facts
- Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
- In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
- Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  
- Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
- Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  
Sources
Ores of metals
  
Mining
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
  
Carl Gustaf Mosander
  
Discovery
In 1803
  
In 1842
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %
  
24
~0.0000001 %
  
26
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
- It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  
- It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
- Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Chemical Industry
  
Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic
  
Mildly Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
No
  
Melting Point
1,554.90 °C
  
22
1,522.00 °C
  
28
Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C
  
33
2,510.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silver
  
Silvery White
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Lustrous
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s
  
26
2,830.00 m/s
  
28
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Pd
  
Er
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol
  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol
  
2
1,150.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol
  
3
2,194.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available
  
4,120.00 kJ/mol
  
33
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr
  
30
2.08 g/amp-hr
  
28
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10
  
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Weight
106.42 amu
  
99+
167.26 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol
  
99+
18.40 cm3/mol
  
25
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
33.00 (-eV)
  
99+
49.00 (-eV)
  
29
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm3
  
29
9.07 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3
  
17
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
  
Malleable
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m
  
29
Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω
  
22
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol
  
17
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)
  
23
0.17 J/(kg K)
  
34
Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K
  
33
28.12 J/mol·K
  
11
Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K
  
23
14.50 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)
  
33
12.20 µm/(m·K)
  
31
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol
  
19
261.00 kJ/mol
  
35
Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol
  
18
17.20 kJ/mol
  
15
Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol
  
22
314.00 kJ/mol
  
33
Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K
  
40
73.10 J/mol.K
  
11