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Plutonium Technetium Comparison


Technetium Plutonium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pu   
Tc   

Group Number
0   
18
7   
11

Period Number
7   
5   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440075   
99+
7440268   
99+

Space Group Name
P121/m1   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
11.00   
13
194.00   
5

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.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan   
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   

Discovery
In Between 1940 1941   
In 1937   

Abundance
  
  

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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
639.50 °C   
99+
2,200.00 °C   
9

Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C   
24
4,877.00 °C   
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Shiny Gray   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s   
99+
16,200.00 m/s   
1

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   
Tc   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.28   
33
1.90   
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
1.36   
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.51   
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.72   
21
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol   
99+
702.00 kJ/mol   
36

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33

4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr   
22
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
94   
24
43   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2   
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   

Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
94   
24
43   
99+

Number of Neutrons
150   
11
55   
99+

Number of Electrons
94   
24
43   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
147.00 pm   
37

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
244.00 amu   
19
98.00 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Neptunium
  
Molybdenum
  

Next Element
Americium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)   
21
180.00 (-eV)   
3

Lattice Constant
618.30 pm   
4
273.50 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.60   
5

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm3   
13
11.00 g/cm3   
34

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm3   
8
Not Available   

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
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa   
21
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
32
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.84   
7
11.50   
24

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m   
99+
200.00 nΩ·m   
18

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
53.00 kJ/mol   
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29

Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K   
3
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K   
99+
50.60 W/m·K   
30

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)   
6
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol   
25
660.00 kJ/mol   
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol   
99+
23.01 kJ/mol   
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol   
26
649.00 kJ/mol   
8

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
181.10 J/mol.K   
2

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