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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Pu
Au
1.2 Group Number
011
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74400757440575
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P121/m1
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
11.00225.00
Uranium
11 229
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.
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
2.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
In Between 1940 1941
Before 6000 BCE
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA6 * 10-8 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.4 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.9 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Palladium
1.7E-07 22
2.4.12 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.15 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.19 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
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.
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Tin
0 1970
3.2.6 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.02 p.p.m.
Tin
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
639.50 °C1,064.43 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C2,807.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Gold
4.3.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA2.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.5.2 Brinell Hardness
NA194.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.6.2 Vickers Hardness
NA216.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.8 Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s2,030.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
5.2 Optical Properties
5.2.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
5.6.2 Reflectivity
NA95.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
5.7 Allotropes
5.8.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.8.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.8.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Pu
Au
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
2036
Tennessine
0 38
7.2 Electronegativity
7.2.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.282.54
Francium
0.7 2.54
7.2.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
7.6.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.221.42
Cesium
0.86 1.82
7.6.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.87
Cesium
0.62 2.48
7.6.7 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.92
Cesium
0.659 2.7
7.8 Electropositivity
7.8.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.721.46
Palladium
1.46 3.3
7.10 Ionization Energies
7.10.1 1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol890.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
7.11.2 2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol1,980.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
7.13.1 3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium
1600 34230
7.15.1 4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
7.18.1 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.1.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.3.2 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
8.4.1 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
8.7.1 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
9.2.1 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
9.3.3 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
9.4.1 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
9.6.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
9.7.2 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
9.8.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
9.9.1 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
10.1.2 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
10.1.6 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
10.1.8 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
10.2.1 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
10.3.3 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
11.1.2 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
11.1.4 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
11.1.7 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
11.1.10 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
11.1.11 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
12.1.1 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
12.1.2 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
12.2.2 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
12.3.1 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
12.4 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr2.45 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
13.2 Electron Work Function
NA5.10 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
13.4 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
14 Atomic
14.1 Atomic Number
9479
Lithium
3 117
14.4 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
14.5 Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
14.5.1 Crystal Lattice
14.6 Atom
14.6.1 Number of Protons
9479
Lithium
3 117
14.7.2 Number of Neutrons
150118
Lithium
4 184
14.8.1 Number of Electrons
9479
Lithium
3 117
14.11 Radius of an Atom
14.11.1 Atomic Radius
159.00 pm151.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
14.11.2 Covalent Radius
187.00 pm144.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
14.12.2 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm166.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
14.13 Atomic Weight
244.00 amu196.97 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
14.14 Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol10.20 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
14.15 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
14.15.1 Previous Element
14.15.2 Next Element
14.16 Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)43.40 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
14.18 Lattice Constant
618.30 pm407.82 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
14.19 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
14.20 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.61
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
15 Mechanical
15.1 Density
15.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm319.30 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
15.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm317.31 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
15.2 Tensile Strength
NA120.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
15.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
15.4 Vapor Pressure
15.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
15.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)67.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
15.5 Elasticity properties
15.5.1 Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa27.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
15.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA180.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
15.5.3 Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa79.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
15.6 Poisson Ratio
0.210.40
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
15.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
16 Magnetic
16.1 Magnetic Characteristics
16.1.1 Specific Gravity
19.8419.32
Lithium
0.53 4500
16.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
16.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
16.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
16.2 Electrical Properties
16.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
16.2.2 Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m2.20 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
16.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω0.45 106/cm Ω
Palladium
0.00666 0.63
16.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA222.80 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
17 Thermal
17.1 Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
17.2 Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K25.42 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
17.3 Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K318.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
17.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
17.5 Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)14.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
17.6 Enthalpy
17.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol324.40 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
17.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol12.55 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
17.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol364.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
17.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA47.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1