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Platinum vs Aluminium


Aluminium vs Platinum


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pt   
Al   

Group Number
10   
8
13   
5

Period Number
6   
3   

Block
d block   
p block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440064   
99+
7429905   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1735   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
  • Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9

In Bone
Not Available   
27.00 p.p.m.   
11

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,772.00 °C   
16
660.37 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,827.00 °C   
15
2,467.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.50   
11
2.75   
13

Brinell Hardness
300.00 MPa   
34
160.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa   
25
160.00 MPa   
35

Speed of Sound
2,800.00 m/s   
29
5,000.00 m/s   
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
73.00 %   
8
71.00 %   
10

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Pt   
Al   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
11   
27

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.28   
3
1.61   
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.71   
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44   
17
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.83   
8

Allen Electronegativity
1.72   
16
1.61   
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.72   
99+
2.39   
32

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol   
10
577.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,791.00 kJ/mol   
21
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19

3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2

7th Energy level
Not Available   
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.82 g/amp-hr   
35
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
5.65 eV   
1
4.28 eV   
19

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
78   
38
13   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1   
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
78   
38
13   
99+

Number of Neutrons
117   
24
14   
99+

Number of Electrons
78   
38
13   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm   
39
143.00 pm   
37

Covalent Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
121.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
175.00 pm   
36
184.00 pm   
34

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu   
99+
26.98 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
9.09 cm3/mol   
99+
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Iridium
  
Magnesium
  

Next Element
Gold
  
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
392.42 (-eV)   
1
80.70 (-eV)   
17

Lattice Constant
392.42 pm   
24
404.95 pm   
22

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
21.45 g/cm3   
11
2.70 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
19.77 g/cm3   
2
2.38 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
125.00 MPa   
14
40.00 MPa   
19

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
18

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.07 (Pa)   
18
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
61.00 GPa   
14
26.00 GPa   
29

Bulk Modulus
230.00 GPa   
6
76.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
168.00 GPa   
14
70.00 GPa   
28

Poisson Ratio
0.38   
6
0.35   
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.45   
4
2.72   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
0.00 H/m   
3
0.00 H/m   
4

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
105.00 nΩ·m   
30
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω   
21
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4

Electron Affinity
205.30 kJ/mol   
2
42.50 kJ/mol   
26

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5

Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K   
35
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
71.60 W/m·K   
24
237.00 W/m·K   
4

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
8.80 µm/(m·K)   
99+
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
510.50 kJ/mol   
11
293.70 kJ/mol   
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
19.70 kJ/mol   
12
10.67 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Atomization
565.00 kJ/mol   
11
322.20 kJ/mol   
31

Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K   
36
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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