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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Pu
Am
1.2 Group Number
Tennessine
0
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Gadolinium
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1.3 Period Number
Uranium
7
Rank: 1 (Overall)
7
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Lithium
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1.4 Block
f block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
1.6 CAS Number
Roentgenium
7440075
Rank: 72 (Overall)
7440359
Rank: 46 (Overall)
Aluminium
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1.7 Space Group Name
P121/m1
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
Sodium
11.00
Rank: 13 (Overall)
194.00
Rank: 5 (Overall)
Plutonium
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2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
2.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
2.3.2 Discovery
In Between 1940 1941
In 1944
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
Iron
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Thallium
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2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
Iron
~-9999 %
Rank: N/A (Overall)
~-9999 %
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Beryllium
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2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
Iron
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Gold
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2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
Aluminium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Radium
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2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
Sodium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Protactinium
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2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
Calcium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Radium
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3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
NA
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
7% Actinide Series Metals have it !
7% Actinide Series Metals have it !
3.2.3 In Blood
Sodium
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 37 (Overall)
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 37 (Overall)
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3.2.4 In Bone
Calcium
0.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 36 (Overall)
0.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 36 (Overall)
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4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
Tungsten
639.50 °C
Rank: 63 (Overall)
994.00 °C
Rank: 45 (Overall)
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4.2 Boiling Point
Tungsten
3,235.00 °C
Rank: 24 (Overall)
2,607.00 °C
Rank: 41 (Overall)
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4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
NA
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
Chromium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
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4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
Osmium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
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4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
Tungsten
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Palladium
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4.5 Speed of Sound
Technetium
2,260.00 m/s
Rank: 41 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Thallium
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4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
Palladium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury
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4.6.2 Reflectivity
Silver
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
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4.7 Allotropes
No Actinide Series Metals has it !
No Actinide Series Metals has it !
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Pu
Am
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
Palladium
20
Rank: 19 (Overall)
16
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Tennessine
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5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
Gold
1.28
Rank: 33 (Overall)
1.30
Rank: 32 (Overall)
Francium
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5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
Cobalt
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
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5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Gallium
1.22
Rank: 26 (Overall)
1.20
Rank: 27 (Overall)
Cesium
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5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Polonium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
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5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
Berkelium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
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5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
Francium
2.72
Rank: 21 (Overall)
2.70
Rank: 22 (Overall)
Gold
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5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
Chromium
584.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 61 (Overall)
578.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 65 (Overall)
Cesium
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5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
Chromium
1,128.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 72 (Overall)
1,158.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 67 (Overall)
Ruthenium
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5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
Chromium
2,084.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 71 (Overall)
2,132.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 68 (Overall)
Osmium
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5.5.4 4th Energy Level
Chromium
3,338.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 59 (Overall)
3,493.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 56 (Overall)
Thorium
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5.5.5 5th Energy Level
Chromium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Dubnium
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5.5.6 6th Energy Level
Chromium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Seaborgium
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5.5.7 7th Energy level
Chromium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Bohrium
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5.5.8 8th Energy Level
Chromium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Hassium
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5.5.9 9th Energy Level
Chromium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Yttrium
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5.5.10 10th Energy Level
Chromium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Strontium
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5.5.11 11th Energy Level
Magnesium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Yttrium
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5.5.12 12th Energy Level
Magnesium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
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5.5.13 13th Energy Level
Titanium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
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5.5.14 14th Energy Level
Vanadium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
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5.5.15 15th Energy Level
Chromium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Manganese
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5.5.16 16th Energy Level
Manganese
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Iron
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5.5.17 17th Energy Level
Iron
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cobalt
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5.5.18 18th Energy Level
Cobalt
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Nickel
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5.5.19 19th Energy Level
Nickel
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Copper
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5.5.20 20th Energy Level
Zinc
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
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5.5.21 21st Energy Level
Zinc
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
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5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
Copper
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
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5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
Copper
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
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5.5.24 24th Energy Level
Iron
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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5.5.25 25th Energy Level
Molybdenum
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
Molybdenum
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
Molybdenum
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
Molybdenum
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
Molybdenum
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
Molybdenum
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Molybdenum
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
Francium
2.28 g/amp-hr
Rank: 22 (Overall)
3.02 g/amp-hr
Rank: 17 (Overall)
Beryllium
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5.7 Electron Work Function
Platinum
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
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5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
Tennessine
94
Rank: 24 (Overall)
95
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Lithium
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6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
[Rn] 5f7 7s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
Tennessine
94
Rank: 24 (Overall)
95
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Lithium
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6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
Flerovium
150
Rank: 11 (Overall)
148
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Lithium
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6.4.3 Number of Electrons
Tennessine
94
Rank: 24 (Overall)
95
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Lithium
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6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
Cesium
159.00 pm
Rank: 28 (Overall)
173.00 pm
Rank: 21 (Overall)
Beryllium
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6.5.2 Covalent Radius
Francium
187.00 pm
Rank: 20 (Overall)
180.00 pm
Rank: 21 (Overall)
Beryllium
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6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
Francium
200.00 pm
Rank: 28 (Overall)
244.00 pm
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Zinc
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6.6 Atomic Weight
Tennessine
244.00 amu
Rank: 19 (Overall)
243.00 amu
Rank: 20 (Overall)
Lithium
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6.7 Atomic Volume
Cesium
12.32 cm3/mol
Rank: 41 (Overall)
17.86 cm3/mol
Rank: 29 (Overall)
Manganese
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6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
Platinum
64.90 (-eV)
Rank: 21 (Overall)
44.00 (-eV)
Rank: 40 (Overall)
Francium
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6.10 Lattice Constant
Manganese
618.30 pm
Rank: 4 (Overall)
346.81 pm
Rank: 44 (Overall)
Beryllium
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6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
Cadmium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Beryllium
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7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
Hassium
19.82 g/cm3
Rank: 13 (Overall)
12.00 g/cm3
Rank: 30 (Overall)
Lithium
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7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Osmium
16.63 g/cm3
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Lithium
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7.2 Tensile Strength
Iron
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Indium
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7.3 Viscosity
Mercury
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Strontium
0.00 (Pa)
Rank: 26 (Overall)
0.00 (Pa)
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Cerium
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7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Chromium
2.20 (Pa)
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Tungsten
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7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
Osmium
43.00 GPa
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Potassium
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7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
Osmium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
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7.5.3 Young's Modulus
Iridium
96.00 GPa
Rank: 21 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Cesium
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7.6 Poisson Ratio
Gallium
0.21
Rank: 32 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Beryllium
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7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
Cobalt
19.84
Rank: 7 (Overall)
13.67
Rank: 15 (Overall)
Lithium
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8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
Iron
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Bismuth
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8.1.4 Susceptibility
Iron
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Bismuth
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8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Unknown
8.2.2 Resistivity
Mercury
1.46 nΩ·m
Rank: 54 (Overall)
0.69 nΩ·m
Rank: 66 (Overall)
Thallium
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8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
Silver
0.01 106/cm Ω
Rank: 64 (Overall)
0.02 106/cm Ω
Rank: 43 (Overall)
Plutonium
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8.2.4 Electron Affinity
Gold
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Mercury
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9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
Lithium
0.13 J/(kg K)
Rank: 39 (Overall)
0.11 J/(kg K)
Rank: 41 (Overall)
Americium
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9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
Americium
35.50 J/mol·K
Rank: 3 (Overall)
62.70 J/mol·K
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Beryllium
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9.3 Thermal Conductivity
Silver
6.74 W/m·K
Rank: 69 (Overall)
10.00 W/m·K
Rank: 65 (Overall)
Neptunium
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9.4 Critical Temperature
Lithium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Ytterbium
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9.5 Thermal Expansion
Cesium
46.70 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Tungsten
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9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
Tungsten
344.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 25 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Zinc
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9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
Tungsten
2.82 kJ/mol
Rank: 58 (Overall)
14.39 kJ/mol
Rank: 24 (Overall)
Cesium
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9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
Tungsten
360.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 26 (Overall)
268.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 40 (Overall)
Mercury
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9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
Protactinium
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Beryllium
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