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Platinum
Mercury
Mercury vs Platinum


Periodic Table
Symbol
Pt  
Hg  
Group Number
10  
8
12  
6
Period Number
6  
6  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440064  
99+
7439976  
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
R_ 3m  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
166.00  
9
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa  
Ancient Chinese and Indians  
Discovery
In 1735  
Before 2000 BCE  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
20
0.09 %  
2
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.05 %  
9
Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
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.
  
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Dentistry  
Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.45 p.p.m.  
23
Physical
Melting Point
1,772.00 °C  
16
-38.83 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
3,827.00 °C  
15
356.58 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Liquid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silver  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.50  
12
1.50  
19
Brinell Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
5.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
0.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
2,800.00 m/s  
99+
1,451.40 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.41  
6
1.00  
99+
Reflectivity
73.00 %  
10
73.00 %  
10
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Pt  
Hg  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
35  
4
34  
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.28  
4
2.00  
8
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.28  
5
2.20  
8
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
18
1.44  
18
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.81  
17
Allen Electronegativity
1.72  
19
1.44  
34
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.72  
99+
2.00  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4
2nd Energy Level
1,791.00 kJ/mol  
22
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21
3rd Energy Level
2,277.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20
4th Energy Level
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
6
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
9
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
5,660.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
24
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
16th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24
18th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
25
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20
20th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
15
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11
21st Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
38
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33
22nd Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
13
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8
23rd Energy Level
870.10 kJ/mol  
39
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36
24th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
9
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
25th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
26th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
27th Energy Level
870.10 kJ/mol  
6
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2
28th Energy Level
870.10 kJ/mol  
9
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
5
29th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
6
30th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.82 g/amp-hr  
39
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10
Electron Work Function
5.65 eV  
4
4.49 eV  
20
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization  
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
78  
38
80  
36
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
78  
38
80  
36
Number of Neutrons
117  
25
121  
23
Number of Electrons
78  
38
80  
36
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
34
Covalent Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
175.00 pm  
99+
155.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
47.87 amu  
99+
200.59 amu  
32
Atomic Volume
9.09 cm3/mol  
99+
14.82 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Iridium
  
Gold
  
Next Element
Gold
  
Thallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
392.42 (-eV)  
1
28.20 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
392.42 pm  
27
300.50 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
0.42  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
21.45 g/cm3  
11
13.53 g/cm3  
25
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
19.77 g/cm3  
12
13.55 g/cm3  
27
Tensile Strength
125.00 MPa  
26
15.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
16
0.00  
4
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.07 (Pa)  
18
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
61.00 GPa  
14
30.00 GPa  
27
Bulk Modulus
230.00 GPa  
6
25.00 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
168.00 GPa  
15
45.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.44  
3
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
21.45  
13
13.53  
27
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
14
0.00 H/m  
10
Susceptibility
0.00  
20
0.00  
20
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
105.00 nΩ·m  
30
961.00 nΩ·m  
1
Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
26
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
205.30 kJ/mol  
2
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.14 J/(kg K)  
39
Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K  
99+
27.98 J/mol·K  
16
Thermal Conductivity
71.60 W/m·K  
24
8.30 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
2,041.00 K  
19
1,750.00 K  
33
Thermal Expansion
8.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
510.50 kJ/mol  
15
56.90 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
19.70 kJ/mol  
12
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
565.00 kJ/mol  
15
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+
75.80 J/mol.K  
6
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