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Platinum vs Seaborgium

Platinum
Seaborgium
Seaborgium vs Platinum


Periodic Table
Symbol
Pt   
Sg   
Group Number
10   
8
6   
12
Period Number
6   
7   
Block
d block   
d block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7440064   
99+
54038812   
9
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Not Available   
Space Group Number
225.00   
2
Not Available   
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Synthetically Produced   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Discovery
In 1735   
In 1974   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
Not Available   
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~-9999 %   
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
Not Available   
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   
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 Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry   
NA   
Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   
Research Purposes   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Unknown   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
Physical Properties
Melting Point
1,772.00 °C   
16
Not Available   
Boiling Point
3,827.00 °C   
15
Not Available   
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Silvery White   
Unknown   
Luster
Metallic   
Unknown Luster   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.50   
11
Not Available   
Brinell Hardness
300.00 MPa   
34
Not Available   
Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa   
25
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
2,800.00 m/s   
29
Not Available   
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
73.00 %   
8
Not Available   
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   
Sg   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
35   
4
9   
29
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.28   
3
Not Available   
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44   
17
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
1.72   
16
Not Available   
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.72   
99+
Not Available   
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol   
10
757.40 kJ/mol   
21
2nd Energy Level
1,791.00 kJ/mol   
21
1,732.90 kJ/mol   
28
3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,483.50 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,415.60 kJ/mol   
99+
5th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,561.80 kJ/mol   
38
6th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,715.80 kJ/mol   
25
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.82 g/amp-hr   
35
Not Available   
Electron Work Function
5.65 eV   
1
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization   
NA   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
78   
38
106   
12
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
78   
38
106   
12
Number of Neutrons
117   
24
157   
7
Number of Electrons
78   
38
106   
12
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
139.00 pm   
39
132.00 pm   
99+
Covalent Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
143.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
175.00 pm   
36
Not Available   
Atomic Weight
47.87 amu   
99+
269.00 amu   
9
Atomic Volume
9.09 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Iridium
  
Dubnium
  
Next Element
Gold
  
Bohrium
  
Valence Electron Potential
392.42 (-eV)   
1
Not Available   
Lattice Constant
392.42 pm   
24
Not Available   
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Unknown   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
21.45 g/cm3   
11
35.00 g/cm3   
4
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
19.77 g/cm3   
2
Not Available   
Tensile Strength
125.00 MPa   
14
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.07 (Pa)   
18
Not Available   
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
61.00 GPa   
14
Not Available   
Bulk Modulus
230.00 GPa   
6
Not Available   
Young's Modulus
168.00 GPa   
14
Not Available   
Poisson Ratio
0.38   
6
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Unknown   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
21.45   
4
Not Available   
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   
Permeability
0.00 H/m   
3
Not Available   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   
Resistivity
105.00 nΩ·m   
30
Not Available   
Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω   
21
Not Available   
Electron Affinity
205.30 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
Not Available   
Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K   
35
Not Available   
Thermal Conductivity
71.60 W/m·K   
24
Not Available   
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
8.80 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
510.50 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Fusion
19.70 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Atomization
565.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   
Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K   
36
Not Available   
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