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Palladium vs Europium


Europium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd  
Eu  

Group Number
10  
8
3  
15

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440053  
99+
7440531  
34

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
  
Europium is used in Euro banknotes for security features.  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1896  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
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.
  
  • Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
  • It is used in low energy light bulbs.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

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
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
822.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C  
34
1,597.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75  
9
2.00  
17

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
167.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa  
99+
167.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s  
38
6,320.00 m/s  
4

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72  
25
1.83  
19

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pd  
Eu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38  
1
31  
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.20  
40

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.01  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35  
22
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.20  
39

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.20  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.50  
27

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3
2,404.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13
5,471.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,471.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
54,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
54,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr  
34
1.89 g/amp-hr  
37

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV  
7
2.50 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
46  
99+
63  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10  
[Xe] 4f7 6s2  

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+
63  
99+

Number of Neutrons
60  
99+
89  
39

Number of Electrons
46  
99+
63  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
198.00 pm  
13

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
233.00 pm  
22

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu  
99+
151.96 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+
28.90 cm3/mol  
11

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  
Samarium
  

Next Element
Silver
  

Valence Electron Potential
33.00 (-eV)  
99+
45.60 (-eV)  
36

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm  
28
458.10 pm  
19

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.58  
35

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
550.00 MPa  
8
120.00 MPa  
27

Viscosity
0.00  
14
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
29
19.40 (Pa)  
4

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
7.90 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
8.30 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa  
18
18.20 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.15  
35

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02  
33
5.24  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
27
0.00  
15

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol  
21
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34

Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K  
99+
27.66 J/mol·K  
19

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

Critical Temperature
1,825.00 K  
26
1,099.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
35.00 µm/(m·K)  
8

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K  
99+
77.80 J/mol.K  
4

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