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Plutonium Einsteinium Comparison


Einsteinium Plutonium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pu  
Es  

Group Number
0  
18
13  
5

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440075  
99+
7429927  
99+

Space Group Name
P121/m1  
-  

Space Group Number
11.00  
16
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In Between 1940 1941  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
639.50 °C  
99+
860.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C  
25
996.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
627.00 MPa  
22
240.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
617.00 MPa  
26
550.00 MPa  
31

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
2,850.00 m/s  
40

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
63.00 %  
20

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pu  
Es  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20  
19
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.28  
34
1.54  
27

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.28  
26
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22  
27
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.28  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.72  
21
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,334.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,734.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
40

6th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
12

13th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
39

14th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
39
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
28

15th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
40

16th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
30

17th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15

22nd Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
619.00 kJ/mol  
38

23rd Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15

24th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
619.40 kJ/mol  
40

25th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
619.40 kJ/mol  
40

27th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr  
26
4.74 g/amp-hr  
5

Electron Work Function
3.88 eV  
38
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
94  
24
99  
19

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  
[Rn] 5f11 7s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
94  
24
99  
19

Number of Neutrons
150  
12
153  
10

Number of Electrons
94  
24
99  
19

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm  
30
186.00 pm  
11

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
186.00 pm  
21

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
244.00 amu  
19
252.00 amu  
16

Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol  
99+
17.04 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Americium
  
Fermium
  

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

Lattice Constant
618.30 pm  
4
582.00 pm  
8

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.74  
6
1.29  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm3  
13
8.84 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm3  
18
8.84 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
28
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)  
12
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa  
18
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
40.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa  
23
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
33
0.33  
11

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.84  
16
8.84  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
21
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+
6.30 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
15

Electron Affinity
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K  
4
27.20 J/mol·K  
24

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

Critical Temperature
913.00 K  
99+
1,133.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6
13.50 µm/(m·K)  
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol  
36
323.80 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+
14.80 kJ/mol  
24

Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol  
35
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
37.10 J/mol.K  
99+
63.00 J/mol.K  
24

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