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Platinum vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Platinum


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pt  
Bh  

Group Number
10  
8
7  
11

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440064  
99+
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
276.00  
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1735  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
19
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
25
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
  • Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
  • Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

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

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non 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
1,772.00 °C  
16
-  

Boiling Point
3,827.00 °C  
15
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.50  
12
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
2,800.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.41  
6
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
73.00 %  
10
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pt  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.28  
4
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.28  
5
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
18
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.72  
19
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.72  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,791.00 kJ/mol  
22
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
2,277.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
6
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
9
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
5,660.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
24
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

17th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
27
820.00 kJ/mol  
31

18th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

19th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
25
820.80 kJ/mol  
28

20th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
15
820.00 kJ/mol  
21

21st Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
38
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11

22nd Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
13
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

23rd Energy Level
870.10 kJ/mol  
39
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8

24th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
9
820.00 kJ/mol  
12

25th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

26th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

27th Energy Level
870.10 kJ/mol  
6
820.00 kJ/mol  
9

28th Energy Level
870.10 kJ/mol  
9
820.00 kJ/mol  
15

29th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
820.00 kJ/mol  
14

30th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.82 g/amp-hr  
39
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
5.65 eV  
4
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
78  
38
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
78  
38
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
117  
25
155  
9

Number of Electrons
78  
38
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
175.00 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu  
99+
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
9.09 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Iridium
  

Next Element
Gold
  
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
392.42 (-eV)  
1
27.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
392.42 pm  
27
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
21.45 g/cm3  
11
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
19.77 g/cm3  
12
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
125.00 MPa  
26
152.00 MPa  
24

Viscosity
0.00  
16
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.07 (Pa)  
18
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
61.00 GPa  
14
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
230.00 GPa  
6
37.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
168.00 GPa  
15
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.45  
13
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
14
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
20
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
26
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
205.30 kJ/mol  
2
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K  
99+
37.10 J/mol·K  
2

Thermal Conductivity
71.60 W/m·K  
24
37.00 W/m·K  
36

Critical Temperature
2,041.00 K  
19
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
8.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
510.50 kJ/mol  
15
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
19.70 kJ/mol  
12
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
565.00 kJ/mol  
15
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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