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Palladium vs Cesium


Cesium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd  
Cs  

Group Number
10  
8
1  
17

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440053  
99+
7440462  
40

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
229.00  
2

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
  
Cesium is the most alkaline metal and is used in atomic clocks.  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1860  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
20

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
20

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.
  
  • The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
  • In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Mildly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
28

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.05 p.p.m.  
31

Physical

Melting Point
1,554.90 °C  
22
28.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C  
34
678.40 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery Gold  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75  
9
0.20  
27

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
0.14 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa  
99+
0.14 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s  
38
1,630.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72  
25
1.93  
17

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pd  
Cs  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38  
1
36  
3

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
0.79  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
0.22  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35  
22
0.86  
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
0.62  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
0.66  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
3.21  
2

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2
2,234.30 kJ/mol  
8

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
16

4th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
37,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
33
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr  
34
4.96 g/amp-hr  
3

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV  
7
2.14 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
46  
99+
55  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10  
[Xe] 6s1  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46  
99+
55  
99+

Number of Neutrons
60  
99+
78  
99+

Number of Electrons
46  
99+
55  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
265.00 pm  
2

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
244.00 pm  
2

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
343.00 pm  
2

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu  
99+
132.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+
71.07 cm3/mol  
1

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  
Tin
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Barium
  

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

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm  
28
614.10 pm  
5

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.87  
3

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
550.00 MPa  
8
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
14
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
29
0.00 (Pa)  
22

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
1.60 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa  
18
1.70 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02  
33
1.87  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
27
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m  
29
205.00 nΩ·m  
17

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27
0.05 106/cm Ω  
40

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol  
21
45.50 kJ/mol  
30

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K  
99+
32.21 J/mol·K  
6

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K  
23
35.90 W/m·K  
37

Critical Temperature
1,825.00 K  
26
1,938.00 K  
22

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
97.00 µm/(m·K)  
1

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K  
99+
85.20 J/mol.K  
3

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