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Palladium vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd  
Bh  

Group Number
10  
8
7  
11

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440053  
99+
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
225.00  
2
Not Available  

Facts

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
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

Sources
Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %  
22
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %  
24
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

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

Uses

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
NA  

Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

In Bone
Not Available  
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,554.90 °C  
22
Not Available  

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C  
33
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Unknown  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75  
9
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
33
Not Available  

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa  
36
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s  
26
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72  
1
Not Available  

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
4
Not Available  

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
Pd  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38  
1
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
4
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35  
21
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
22
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol  
99+
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
30

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available  
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
37

6th Energy Level
Not Available  
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
24

7th Energy level
Not Available  
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
22

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr  
30
Not Available  

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV  
3
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
46  
99+
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46  
99+
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
60  
99+
155  
8

Number of Electrons
46  
99+
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
40
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
40
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu  
99+
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
33.00 (-eV)  
99+
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm  
25
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm3  
29
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3  
17
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
27
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
Not Available  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa  
16
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
Unknown  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02  
21
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Unknown  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m  
29
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
22
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol  
17
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K  
33
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K  
23
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
33
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol  
19
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol  
18
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol  
22
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K  
40
Not Available  

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