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Plutonium Bismuth Comparison


Bismuth Plutonium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pu   
Bi   

Group Number
0   
18
15   
3

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440075   
99+
7440699   
22

Space Group Name
P121/m1   
C12/m1   

Space Group Number
11.00   
13
12.00   
12

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan   
Claude François Geoffroy   

Discovery
In Between 1940 1941   
In 1753   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
7 * 10-8 %   
25

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000006 %   
14

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3   
20

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.20 p.p.m.   
22

Physical Properties

Melting Point
639.50 °C   
99+
271.30 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C   
24
1,560.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
2.25   
15

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
70.00 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s   
99+
1,790.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

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
Pu   
Bi   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.28   
33
2.02   
6

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.34   
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
1.67   
6

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.15   
4

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.01   
4

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.72   
21
1.98   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol   
99+
703.00 kJ/mol   
35

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,610.00 kJ/mol   
33

3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,466.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,400.00 kJ/mol   
30

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,520.00 kJ/mol   
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr   
22
2.60 g/amp-hr   
19

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.22 eV   
22

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
94   
24
83   
33

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3   

Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   

Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
94   
24
83   
33

Number of Neutrons
150   
11
126   
18

Number of Electrons
94   
24
83   
33

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
156.00 pm   
29

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
148.00 pm   
36

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
207.00 pm   
26

Atomic Weight
244.00 amu   
19
208.98 amu   
29

Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol   
99+
21.30 cm3/mol   
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Neptunium
  
Lead
  

Next Element
Americium
  
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)   
21
41.90 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
618.30 pm   
4
667.40 pm   
2

Lattice Angles
NA   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm3   
13
9.78 g/cm3   
39

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm3   
8
10.05 g/cm3   
18

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
26
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)   
12
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa   
18
12.00 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
31.00 GPa   
38

Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa   
21
32.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
32
0.33   
11

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.84   
7
9.79   
30

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
6

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
6

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Semiconductor   

Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m   
99+
1.29 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
91.20 kJ/mol   
11

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K   
3
25.52 J/mol·K   
37

Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K   
99+
7.97 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)   
6
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol   
25
151.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol   
99+
10.90 kJ/mol   
33

Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol   
26
207.10 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
56.70 J/mol.K   
24

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