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Palladium vs Copernicium


Copernicium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd  
Cn  

Group Number
10  
8
12  
6

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440053  
99+
54084263  
7

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
187.00  
8

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
  
Copernicium was first synthesized in 1996 by a German research team.  

Sources
Ores of metals  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1996  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

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 Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,554.90 °C  
22
-  

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C  
34
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75  
9
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
240.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa  
99+
3,570.00 MPa  
2

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s  
38
3,570.00 m/s  
30

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72  
25
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
45.00 %  
32

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pd  
Cn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38  
1
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35  
22
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol  
99+
1,154.90 kJ/mol  
2

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2
2,170.00 kJ/mol  
9

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3
4,245.40 kJ/mol  
9

4th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,499.70 kJ/mol  
23

5th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,850.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
26

13th Energy Level
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
33
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
16

18th Energy Level
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
30
1,157.60 kJ/mol  
14

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

21st Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
28

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

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

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

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

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

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

28th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
17
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
2

29th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
16
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
3

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr  
34
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV  
7
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
46  
99+
112  
6

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 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+
112  
6

Number of Neutrons
60  
99+
285  
1

Number of Electrons
46  
99+
112  
6

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
147.00 pm  
36

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu  
99+
285.00 amu  
5

Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+
17.80 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Nihonium
  

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

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm  
28
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm3  
31
23.70 g/cm3  
7

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3  
38
23.70 g/cm3  
8

Tensile Strength
550.00 MPa  
8
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
14
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
29
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
31.00 GPa  
25

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
35.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa  
18
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02  
33
23.70  
9

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
27
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol  
21
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

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

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K  
23
13.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,825.00 K  
26
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.80 µm/(m·K)  
31

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol  
28
357.20 kJ/mol  
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol  
18
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol  
29
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K  
99+
55.00 J/mol.K  
34

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