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Palladium vs Technetium


Technetium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd  
Tc  

Group Number
10  
8
7  
11

Period Number
5  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440053  
99+
7440268  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

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
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Ores of metals  
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1937  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Low 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
2,200.00 °C  
9

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C  
34
4,877.00 °C  
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Shiny Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75  
9
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
550.00 MPa  
27

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s  
38
16,200.00 m/s  
1

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72  
25
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pd  
Tc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38  
1
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35  
22
1.36  
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.51  
31

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34

4th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14

5th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28

6th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

10th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39

11th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37

12th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33

14th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23

15th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29

16th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24

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

18th Energy Level
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

20th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
23
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

22nd Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
18
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

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

24th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
14
702.50 kJ/mol  
28

25th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

26th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

27th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
11
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

28th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
17
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

29th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
16
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

30th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
12
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

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

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV  
7
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
46  
99+
43  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10  
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46  
99+
43  
99+

Number of Neutrons
60  
99+
55  
99+

Number of Electrons
46  
99+
43  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
147.00 pm  
39

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu  
99+
98.00 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
33.00 (-eV)  
99+
180.00 (-eV)  
3

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm  
28
273.50 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.60  
21

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm3  
31
11.00 g/cm3  
36

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3  
38
11.00 g/cm3  
34

Tensile Strength
550.00 MPa  
8
50.00 MPa  
38

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa  
18
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.38  
6

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02  
33
11.50  
37

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  
Conductor  

Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m  
29
200.00 nΩ·m  
18

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol  
21
53.00 kJ/mol  
23

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30

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

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K  
23
50.60 W/m·K  
30

Critical Temperature
1,825.00 K  
26
2,150.00 K  
16

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol  
28
660.00 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol  
18
23.01 kJ/mol  
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol  
29
649.00 kJ/mol  
9

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K  
99+
181.10 J/mol.K  
2

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