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Plutonium vs Copper


Copper vs Plutonium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pu  
Cu  

Group Number
0  
18
11  
7

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440075  
99+
7440508  
37

Space Group Name
P121/m1  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
11.00  
16
225.00  
3

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.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan  
-  

Discovery
In Between 1940 1941  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.01 %  
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
17

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
10

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.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
26.00 p.p.m.  
12

Physical

Melting Point
639.50 °C  
99+
1,084.62 °C  
40

Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C  
25
2,562.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Copper  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
627.00 MPa  
22
235.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
617.00 MPa  
26
343.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.10  
99+

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
90.00 %  
4

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pu  
Cu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20  
19
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.28  
34
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.28  
26
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22  
27
1.75  
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.49  
27

Allen Electronegativity
1.28  
99+
1.85  
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.72  
21
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15

3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15

4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21

5th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16

7th Energy level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

8th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

9th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9

10th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

11th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13

12th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27

13th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

14th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
39
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

15th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12

18th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

19th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11

20th Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2

21st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

22nd Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1

23rd Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

24th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

25th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

26th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

27th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
18

28th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
24

29th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
25

30th Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr  
26
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
3.88 eV  
38
4.65 eV  
16

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
94  
24
29  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
94  
24
29  
99+

Number of Neutrons
150  
12
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
94  
24
29  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm  
30
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
140.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
244.00 amu  
19
63.55 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Neptunium
  
Nickel
  

Next Element
Americium
  
Zinc
  

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

Lattice Constant
618.30 pm  
4
361.49 pm  
39

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.74  
6
1.28  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
210.00 MPa  
19

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
28
1.53 (Pa)  
8

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)  
12
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa  
18
48.00 GPa  
15

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
140.00 GPa  
12

Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa  
23
120.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
33
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.84  
16
8.89  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
19

Susceptibility
0.00  
21
0.00  
31

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2

Electron Affinity
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+
222.80 kJ/mol  
1

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15

Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K  
4
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K  
99+
401.00 W/m·K  
2

Critical Temperature
913.00 K  
99+
1,358.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol  
35
338.90 kJ/mol  
39

Standard Molar Entropy
37.10 J/mol.K  
99+
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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