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Palladium vs Iridium


Iridium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd  
Ir  

Group Number
10  
8
9  
9

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440053  
99+
7439885  
99+

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
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
29

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

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.
  
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic 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  
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
2,410.00 °C  
7

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C  
34
4,527.00 °C  
10

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75  
9
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
1,670.00 MPa  
5

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa  
99+
1,760.00 MPa  
8

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s  
38
4,825.00 m/s  
17

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72  
25
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
78.00 %  
8

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pd  
Ir  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38  
1
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35  
22
1.55  
12

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.68  
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
9

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
36

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3
2,256.10 kJ/mol  
99+

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

5th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
8

6th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
25

7th Energy level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

8th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

9th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

10th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
23

11th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
20

12th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
40

13th Energy Level
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15

14th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
14

15th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

16th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

17th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
33
880.00 kJ/mol  
26

18th Energy Level
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15

19th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
30
880.00 kJ/mol  
24

20th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
23
880.00 kJ/mol  
14

21st Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
37

22nd Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
18
880.00 kJ/mol  
12

23rd Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
7

24th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
14
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

25th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

26th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

27th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
11
880.00 kJ/mol  
5

28th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
17
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

29th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
16
880.00 kJ/mol  
9

30th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
12
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

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

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV  
7
4.55 eV  
18

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
46  
99+
77  
39

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10  
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46  
99+
74  
99+

Number of Neutrons
60  
99+
110  
28

Number of Electrons
46  
99+
74  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
202.00 pm  
34

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu  
99+
192.22 amu  
34

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  
Osmium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Platinum
  

Valence Electron Potential
33.00 (-eV)  
99+
140.00 (-eV)  
5

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm  
28
383.90 pm  
29

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
22.56 g/cm3  
10

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3  
38
19.00 g/cm3  
13

Tensile Strength
550.00 MPa  
8
2,000.00 MPa  
2

Viscosity
0.00  
14
0.00  
21

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)  
26

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
210.00 GPa  
2

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
320.00 GPa  
3

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa  
18
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02  
33
21.78  
12

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
27
0.00  
5

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol  
21
151.00 kJ/mol  
4

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

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

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K  
23
147.00 W/m·K  
10

Critical Temperature
1,825.00 K  
26
2,719.00 K  
8

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol  
28
799.10 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol  
18
35.23 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol  
29
837.00 kJ/mol  
1

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

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