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Palladium vs Lead


Lead vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd  
Pb  

Group Number
10  
8
14  
4

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440053  
99+
7439921  
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
  
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
-  

Discovery
In 1803  
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
9

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 also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
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
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
30.00 p.p.m.  
10

Physical

Melting Point
1,554.90 °C  
22
327.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C  
34
1,740.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75  
9
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
38.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa  
99+
38.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s  
38
1,190.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72  
25
2.02  
14

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
5.00 %  
39

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pd  
Pb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38  
1
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.87  
14

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
2.29  
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35  
22
1.55  
12

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
2.41  
2

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.85  
11

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
1.67  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol  
99+
715.60 kJ/mol  
31

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23

4th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
32

6th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
36

8th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
32

9th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
30

10th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
34

11th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
33

12th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
28

14th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
24

16th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
19

17th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
33
715.60 kJ/mol  
40

18th Energy Level
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
30

19th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
30
715.60 kJ/mol  
37

20th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
23
715.00 kJ/mol  
31

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

22nd Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
18
715.00 kJ/mol  
25

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

24th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
14
715.60 kJ/mol  
24

25th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
715.00 kJ/mol  
25

26th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
715.60 kJ/mol  
24

27th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
11
715.60 kJ/mol  
23

28th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
17
715.60 kJ/mol  
29

29th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
16
715.60 kJ/mol  
30

30th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
12
715.00 kJ/mol  
24

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr  
34
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV  
7
4.25 eV  
28

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
46  
99+
82  
34

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46  
99+
82  
34

Number of Neutrons
60  
99+
125  
20

Number of Electrons
46  
99+
82  
34

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
21

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
202.00 pm  
34

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu  
99+
207.20 amu  
30

Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+
18.17 cm3/mol  
39

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  
Thallium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Bismuth
  

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

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm  
28
495.08 pm  
18

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.51  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm3  
31
11.34 g/cm3  
35

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3  
38
10.66 g/cm3  
36

Tensile Strength
550.00 MPa  
8
12.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
14
0.00  
29

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
29
1.64 (Pa)  
7

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
5.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
46.00 GPa  
28

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa  
18
16.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02  
33
11.35  
38

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
27
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m  
29
208.00 nΩ·m  
16

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27
0.05 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol  
21
35.10 kJ/mol  
33

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K  
99+
26.65 J/mol·K  
34

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K  
23
35.30 W/m·K  
39

Critical Temperature
1,825.00 K  
26
600.61 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K  
99+
64.80 J/mol.K  
18

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