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Palladium vs Calcium


Calcium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd  
Ca  

Group Number
10  
8
2  
16

Period Number
5  
4  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkaline Earth  

CAS Number
7440053  
99+
7440702  
21

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3

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
  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

Sources
Ores of metals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1808  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.01 %  
4

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
0.01 %  
4

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
1.10 %  
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
5.00 %  
3

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
5

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
1.40 %  
1

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.
  
  • It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
  • Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry  
Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3  
4

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
170,000.00 p.p.m.  
1

Physical

Melting Point
1,554.90 °C  
22
839.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C  
34
1,484.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75  
9
1.75  
18

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
170.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa  
99+
170.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s  
38
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72  
25
1.54  
35

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pd  
Ca  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38  
1
19  
20

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
0.95  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35  
22
1.04  
35

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.08  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.03  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
3.00  
9

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol  
99+
589.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2
1,145.40 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3
4,912.40 kJ/mol  
7

4th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,491.00 kJ/mol  
15

5th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13
8,153.00 kJ/mol  
11

6th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33
10,496.00 kJ/mol  
14

7th Energy level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
12,270.00 kJ/mol  
12

8th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
14,206.00 kJ/mol  
15

9th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24
18,191.00 kJ/mol  
12

10th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28
20,385.00 kJ/mol  
16

11th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
57,110.00 kJ/mol  
3

12th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
63,410.00 kJ/mol  
9

13th Energy Level
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,110.00 kJ/mol  
3

14th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
78,890.00 kJ/mol  
4

15th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
86,310.00 kJ/mol  
11

16th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
94,000.00 kJ/mol  
6

17th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
33
104,900.00 kJ/mol  
7

18th Energy Level
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22
111,711.00 kJ/mol  
8

19th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
30
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
23
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
18
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
14
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
11
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
17
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
16
590.60 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
12
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr  
34
0.75 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV  
7
2.87 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
46  
99+
20  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10  
[Ar] 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46  
99+
20  
99+

Number of Neutrons
60  
99+
20  
99+

Number of Electrons
46  
99+
20  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
197.00 pm  
8

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
176.00 pm  
24

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
231.00 pm  
23

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu  
99+
40.08 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+
29.90 cm3/mol  
10

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  
Potassium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Scandium
  

Valence Electron Potential
33.00 (-eV)  
99+
29.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm  
28
558.84 pm  
10

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.55  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm3  
31
1.55 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3  
38
1.38 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
550.00 MPa  
8
20.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
14
0.00  
6

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
29
25.50 (Pa)  
3

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
7.40 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
17.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa  
18
20.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.31  
13

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02  
33
4.58  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
27
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m  
29
33.60 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27
0.30 106/cm Ω  
6

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol  
21
2.37 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.63 J/(kg K)  
7

Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K  
99+
25.93 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K  
23
201.00 W/m·K  
5

Critical Temperature
1,825.00 K  
26
1,115.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
22.30 µm/(m·K)  
20

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol  
28
150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol  
18
8.54 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol  
29
184.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K  
99+
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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